WATCH: Truck Driver Gets Away as Dozens of Illegal Migrants Bail out of Dump Trailer

Dimmit County, TX — A truck driver escaped Texas authorities early this week after a pursuit led to the apprehension of dozens of illegal migrants.

According to Fox News border correspondent Bill Melugin, the incident occurred on Monday, January 24.

Texas Department of Safety (TxDPS) officials pursued a semi-truck hauling a dump trailer.

After stopping the vehicle, the truck driver fled the scene as 59 illegal migrants packed inside the trailer also attempted to escape.

Melugin reported the migrants were caught, but the smuggler got away.

WATCH the incident below.

NEW: A human smuggler driving a dump trailer with 59 illegal immigrants crammed inside led @TxDPS on a pursuit in Dimmit County, TX on Monday before bailing out and fleeing. The migrants then jumped out en masse in an effort to escape. Migrants caught. Smuggler got away. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/4jeWlQw2K7
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) January 26, 2022