1 Seriously Injured in West Crash on Interstate 35

West, Texas (July 2, 2018) – One person was seriously injured early Monday morning in a fiery crash involving two semis in West, according to a local news source.
The collision took place at about 1:50 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 near Mile Marker 352, near West.
According to DPS official, a semi was heading northbound on I35 when it veered off the road and slammed into a semi parked on the side of the interstate.
The parked semi was hauling some kind of hazardous load.
The impact caused both vehicles to burst into flames.
One person who was in the semi that veered off the interstate was airlifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas with serious burns.
No one was in the parked semi at the time of the accident.
Motorists were diverted to the service road at about 4:00 a.m. as the authorities investigated the crash.
Cleaning and clearing operation was performed at the site of the crash.
As of around 6:00 a.m. the southbound lanes were reopened, but the northbound lanes remained closed through the morning.
No other details regarding the crash were immediately provided.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.