Three Hospitalized after Burkeville Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 63
Burkeville, Texas (October 11, 2018) – Three people were injured, two critically, Tuesday night in a fiery head-on collision on a highway, west on Burkeville, according to the authorities.
Authorities said two male soldiers from Fort Polk were riding eastbound on the highway in a Chevrolet 4-door sedan when for an unknown reason they crossed the center line and collided head-on with a westbound car, driven by a Louisiana woman.
The Chevrolet caught fire after the impact.
Emergency crews responded to the scene and found both vehicles off the highway. All the three people were already out of the cars.
Officials said the woman and one of the soldiers sustained head injuries and broken bones while the second soldier suffered major but non-life threatening injuries.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash.