Two Hospitalized after Frio County Multi-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 35 North
Trio County, Texas (December 18, 2018) – Two people were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on a freeway near the town of Moore, according to a local news release.
The crash occurred at an unspecified time on Tuesday, on Interstate 35.
DPS said a state trooper was traveling northbound on the freeway when he drove into a crash involving two trucks and an 18-wheeler. The trooper then slowed down to investigate the crash when another vehicle rear-ended his vehicle.
One of the involved vehicles overturned after the crash.
According to initial reports, eight vehicles were involved, but authorities later said five vehicles were involved in the collision.
Two people were taken to hospitals with unspecified injuries. It wasn’t immediately clear if the trooper was among them.
Traffic was rerouted to the frontage road along the freeway at mile marker 114 to allow cleaning of the scene.
The northbound main lanes of I-35 were closed following the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.