Pick-up truck involved in deadly Texas crash ‘driven by 13-year-old’

Nine people died in the crash (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)

A 13-year-old was driving a pick-up truck that struck a van in Texas in a crash that killed nine people, US officials said.

The truck’s left front tyre, which was a spare tyre, also blew out before impact, National Transportation Safety Board vice chairman Bruce Landsberg said.