1 Killed in Chambers County Crash on I-10 near Highway 61
Two people were taken to the hospital with critical injuries
1 Killed in Chambers County Crash on I-10 near Highway 61
Chambers County, TX. – A 75-year-old man was killed in a crash involving 10 vehicles on Thursday evening in Chambers County.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash happened on Interstate 10 near High 61 at around 8:45 p.m.
A 48-year-old man was driving a tractor trailer eastbound when he reportedly failed to control speed and struck the rear of a vehicle, resulting in a chain reaction crash involving eight other cars.
The vehicles had slowed due to the earlier crash. The truck overturned and spilled oil onto the roadway.
A 75-year-old driver succumbed to his injuries.
Two people were taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
At least seven people sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the tanker truck, a 48-year-old man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was not injured.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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