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Distressing dashcam footage has emerged showing the moment a Texas school bus collides with a concrete truck that veered into its path, killing a five-year-old boy.
The incident happened on March 22 when a Hays County school district bus, which was carrying pre-K students at the time, was struck by the truck on Highway 21.
Students had been returning from a field trip to the Bastrop Zoo, with 44 children onboard and 11 adults at the time of the incident.
The cement truck can be seen crossing the center line from the bus's dash cam and clips the back of the bus a few seconds later.
After the strike, the bus is seen swerving, before flipping over and landing back on its wheels.
Five-year-old student Ulises Rodriguez Montoya was killed in the collision as a result of his injuries, as well as Ryan Wallace, 33, who had been driving behind the bus.
Footage of the collision shows the driver of the bus attempting to veer into the hard shoulder of the highway as the large truck barrels towards it
Five-year-old student Ulises Rodriguez Montoya was killed in the collision as a result of his injuries
Ryan Wallace, 33, died after his vehicle was also involved in the collision. He had been driving behind the school bus at the time
Aerial footage taken after the collision shows debris scattered across the highway, as the mangled bus sits stationery with police surrounding it.
According to KVUE, the investigation into the crash is currently still under investigation, with officials in Texas saying that no charges had yet been filed.
The school district said the bus involved, which was carrying staff and pupils from Tom Green Elementary School, was not equipped with seatbelts.
Texas legislature in 2017 made it a requirement for districts to start buying buses with seatbelts, but the bus involved was a 2011 model bus.
The district said that all injured students had been released from hospital as of Monday, with one staff member still receiving care, according to CBS.
Law enforcement officials have yet to publicly identify the driver of the truck, what company owns it, or why the driver veered out of their lane.
In tribute to Montoya, Naira Solis Shears, his teacher said: 'He had a talent for drawing and his favorite thing to draw was dinosaurs.
'He could almost completely spell the word dinosaur, which demonstrates how smart he was. He always had a dinosaur drawn on all of the assignments he turned in.
'He liked to tell stories and shared many with his friends and family. Above all - he was a loving child.' The little boy's family added that he loved the color green and attending school.
Students had been returning from a field trip to the Bastrop Zoo, with 44 children
