4 Killed, 1 Critically Injured in Bastrop County Crash on Texas 95 near Old McDade Road
Bastrop County, California (October 8, 2018) – Four people were killed and another was critically injured in a two-vehicle collision in Bastrop County Sunday morning, authorities said.
The deadly accident happened at around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, October 7 on Texas 95 near Old McDade Road.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), a 2016 Dodge Ram was heading northbound on Texas 95 at an unsafe speed relative to the driving conditions when it hydroplaned on the wet road, veered into the southbound lane and hit a 1996 Honda sedan.
The Honda driver and three passengers in the car died at the scene. A fifth person, a child, was airlifted to Dell Children’s Hospital where she was listed in critical condition.  The driver of the pickup was also transported by ground ambulance to the hospital and was listed in stable condition.
One lane of Texas 95 just north of the Bastrop city limits was shut down for several hours as the DEPS investigated the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.