Husband and wife killed in tragic accident after colliding head-on with each other as they drove to work



Cristina Muniz and Nicholas Cruz had to be cut free from wreckage but neither survived



Couple who had three young children were driving to jobs at egg farm

A couple died on Wednesday morning after their cars collided in a head-on crash near where they worked in Texas.



Cristina Muniz, 26, and Nicholas Cruz, 31, worked at an egg farm near the scene of the crash, but because of shift patterns they often took two cars.



The couple, who had three young children, were pronounced dead at the scene after Muniz drifted across the road and hit her husband's truck at the crest of a hill.



Tragic: Nicholas Cruz died in a head on collision on Wednesday when his truck was involved in an accident with his wife's car Loss: Cristina Muniz, who had three children with Cruz, also died in the crash near the farm where they worked

The force of the crash was so great that emergency services had to use specialist equipment to cut the couple from the wreckage. Neither had been wearing seat belts.



Police are still investigating what led to the crash, on a narrow road that had no markings.

'It appears speed and the layout of the road, including a hill crest, are going to be factors in the cause of the accident,' Trooper Jymie Ha told the Times Record News.



At the time of the crash, the couple had been driving between two separate buildings owned by their employer, Mahard Egg Farm.

Crash: Cruz and Muniz had to be cut from the mangled wreckage of their cars. Both died at the scene



Muniz, 26, and Cruz, 31, had two sons and a daughter, and were married in April last year.



They were both originally from Mexico, but had been raising their family in Chillicothe, Texas. Muniz had also attended Prosper High School.