3 Hospitalized in Wrong-Way Collision on U.S. Highway 175 near Kaufman

3 Hurt in Kaufman Crash on US Highway 175

Kaufman County, Texas (December 26, 2017) – Three people were hospitalized following a 2-vehicle collision in Kaufman County early Sunday morning, police said.
The accident occurred at around 1 a.m. Sunday, December 24, on westbound U.S. Highway 175 near the Farm-to-Market 1390 exit, on the western city limits of Kaufman.
Officials said a vehicle was headed eastbound in the westbound lanes when it crashed into another car.
The responding medics airlifted one victim to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and another to Methodist Dallas Medical Center for treatment. The third victim was transported to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Kaufman by an ambulance. A report said the third person might have been transferred to an area hospital in Dallas by air.
Both the two vehicles were destroyed at the front-end following the collision, police said.
The westbound lanes at FM 2578 were promptly shut as a result of the crash.
The incident remained under investigation by the authorities.
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