One Person Dead After Fatal Big Rig Accident in Texas

The Chambers County, Texas Sheriff’s Office has reported a fatal accident on IH-10 that occurred on September 9, 2023. Deputies and Texas DPS troopers responded to the incident at the 806-mile marker eastbound on Interstate 10, according to available information.

According to available  information, a construction-style front-end loader was traveling eastbound on the Interstate 10 Trinity River Bridge, followed by another vehicle with its hazard lights on. As the front-end loader descended the bridge at a slow speed, a semi truck traveling in the same direction collided with the rear of the passenger vehicle and the front-end loader, according to available information.

Texas DPS has confirmed that this collision resulted in a fatality, with the death of the driver of the passenger vehicle, which was following the front-end loader.  The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the incident, according to available information. Sheriff Brian Hawthorne has requested the community to keep the deceased victim’s family in their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. 

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