A driver plowed into a group outside a shelter that had been housing migrants in a Texas border town on Sunday, leaving seven people dead and several others injured, authorities say.

Authorities in Brownsville, Texas say they got a call 8:30 am CT about a vehicle that hit multiple people who were waiting at a bus stop across the street from the Ozanam Center, a homeless shelter that has been helping house migrants.

The crash left seven dead and between four to six others injured, Martin Sandoval, a Brownsville police spokesperson, said.

Sandoval added that police believe those killed included migrants.Some migrants were interviewedwho were staying at thecenter in December.

At the time, the center’s director said that migrants from all over the world were beginning to stay at the shelter and they were seeing an uptick in stays.

The shelter is equipped to house and feed 200 people, according to its website.

Witnesses at the scene detained the driver until officers arrived, Sandoval said during a Sunday news conference. He said the driver of the vehicle received medical care and has been arrested on a reckless driving charge.

“More than likely” there will be other charges added, Sandoval said.

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