5 Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash at State Highway 31 and Farm-to-Market Road 939 in Axtell

8-Year-Old Girl and 4 Others Injured in Axtell Crash at State Highway 31 and Farm-to-Market Road 939
Axtell, Texas (December 1, 2018) – An 8-year-old girl and four others were injured Friday afternoon east of Axtell, according to Texas Department of Public Safety.
At around 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 30, the DPS officers received a report regarding a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of State Highway 31 and Farm-to-Market Road 939. FM 939 is also known as County Line north of Highway 31 and as TK Parkway south of Highway 31.
The DPS officials said a Chevrolet SUV was heading southbound on FM 939 when it ran a red light and was struck by a Ford passenger vehicle, which was heading eastbound on Highway 31.
An 8-year-old girl, who was a passenger in the Chevrolet, was airlifted to Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center with critical injuries.
The Ford driver and the driver and two other passengers of the Chevy were taken by ground ambulance to the same hospital with unspecified injuries.
Authorities said no one was ejected from either vehicle during the crash. The names of the patients and their conditions were not immediately disclosed.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.