Driver Killed in Jackson County Crash on FM 1593 near Lolita
Jackson County, Texas (January 29, 2019) – A driver was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Monday morning in Jackson County, a local news source reported.
The tragic accident happened just before 7:00 a.m. Monday, January 28 on Farm-to-Market Road 1593, approximately 5 miles south of Lolita.
As per the report, a red pickup was traveling southbound on FM 1593 when for an unknown reason it slammed into the rear two axles of a tractor-trailer.
The force of the impact caused the pickup to spin into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with another tractor-trailer. That impact caused the second tractor-trailer to flip over and burst into flames.
The male driver of the pickup was declared deceased at the scene. His name has not been disclosed pending identification and notification of his relatives.
The operator of the second tractor-trailer was uninjured.
No other injuries were reported in the crash.
An investigation into the accident is underway.