SEGUIN, Guadalupe County, Texas, Nov. 3, 2026 — Two Texas Lutheran University students died early Monday, November 2, after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 46 in Seguin, according to the Seguin Police Department.
Officers were notified of the crash in the 1900 block of State Highway 54 North around 2:38 a.m. Monday. Investigators said the vehicle, a 2012 Kia Sorento, was headed south on Highway 46 at a high rate of speed when it crossed into the northbound lanes and struck a guardrail.
Both occupants of the Kia were pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation. No additional details on what may have led the vehicle to cross into oncoming lanes have been released.
Our condolences go out to the families and friends of those who lost their lives.
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