_____________________________________________________________ "The bus was carrying 12 prisoners who were being transferred from one prison to another in Texas, also on board was three correction officers. The white bus was almost half way through its 6 hour journey from Abilene to El Paso on the border with Mexico. It slid on the icy roads at seven thirty in the morning just west of the town of Odessa slip down in an embankment and then hit a freight train before landing on its side. Eight prisoners and two correction officers died. The other five passengers were injured and taken into hospital. " _________________________________________________________ Kim Ghattas is in Washington. "巴士载有12名囚犯,正从德克萨斯州一所监狱转往另一所,同时车上还有3名惩教人员.从阿比林到墨西哥边境的埃尔帕索共6个小时车程,这辆白色巴士已经走了近一半路程.早上7点30分,巴士在奥得赛镇西面结冰的路堤打滑,随后撞上一辆货运火车再侧面着地.8名囚犯和2名惩教人员死亡.另外5名乘客受伤被送往医院. " ______________________________________金?盖塔斯华盛顿报道.