Three die in gliding accident

WALLIS, Texas, June 18 (UPI) -- Three people, including a 3-year-old boy, died in a glider crash in Texas, officials said.

The glider crashed about 5 p.m. Sunday outside of Wallis, the Houston Chronicle reported.

After being towed by a single-engine plane, the glider was released and "took a nose dive and crashed into the ground," the state Department of Public Safety said in a statement.

Fred Blair, 68, Matilda Blair, 32, and 3-year-old Andrew Blair died at the scene.

The towing plane is registered to Greater Houston Soaring Association, which offers recreational gliding outside of Houston.