SHERMAN, TX – Local blood centers are taking donations to help the victims of Friday morning's fatal bus crash. A tour bus carrying a number of Catholic Vietnamese pilgrims from Houston, Texas crashed on highway 75 in Sherman in route to Missouri. Fourteen of those passengers were killed, dozens more remain injured.

Upon receiving word of the horrific accident, Texomans were quick to respond and lined up to donate blood at the Texoma Regional Blood Center on Texoma Parkway. The center is especially in need of O-positive, O-negative, A-positive, and A-negative blood types. The Texoma Regional Blood Center will be open to take donations. Also their “Bloodmobile” will be in downtown Sherman Friday afternoon after 2:00 pm to take donations as well. For more information call 1-800-red-cross.