Six Rescued from Overturned Van in Longview

Six people were rescued from an upside down van after the vehicle left the roadway and rolled onto the bank of a creek today. Longview Police Public Information Officer Kevin Brownlee said a 911 call was made about 9:45 a.m. to report the accident in the 100 block of Johnson Street.

“The Longview Police and Fire departments responded and found that a Chevrolet Express van with six occupants had left the roadway while traveling eastbound on Johnston, turning upside down and landing at the bottom of a creek,” he said.

Brownlee said firefighters freed all six occupants and four of them were transported to area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries.

He added two of the occupants in the van were employees of a residential care facility and the four others were handicapped. The driver of the van was cited for failing to control speed.
From The Tyler Morning Telegraph
See photo from The Longview News-Journal