2 Hospitalized in Crash Involving 18-Wheeler on US Highway 96 in Jasper

2 Hurt in Jasper County Crash on US Highway 96

Jasper County, Texas (February 21, 2018) — A collision involving an 18-wheeler on Monday in Jasper sent two people to a hospital for treatment, according to Jasper Police Department.
The incident happened at around 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 19, along US Highway 96, just north of town.
According to an investigation, JPD an SUV was stopped behind a school bus along US Highway 96 when the 18-wheeler somehow failed to slow down and crashed into the back of the SUV.
Police said two occupants of the SUV had to be extricated from the vehicle then taken a local hospital with unspecified injuries.
No one else was injured in the incident, police said.
An investigation into the wreck is still ongoing.
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