TWO 18-WHEELERS
COLLIDED WHEN ONE REAR-ENDED THE OTHER AND ONE OF THE VEHICLES OVERTURNED,
CATCHING ON FIRE IN VAN ZANDT COUNTY, TEXAS
January 26, 2015
VAN ZANDT COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - Interstate 20 in Van Zandt
County has reopened after a wreck temporarily blocked eastbound traffic Monday
morning.
Highway patrol officials said two 18-wheelers collided
after one rear-ended the other and one of the vehicles overturned, catching on fire.
No one was injured in the crash, according to the department. The wreck was
blocking traffic in the eastbound lanes at mile marker 534, near the city of
Canton.
Texas Department of Public Safety Spokeswoman Kathi
White said traffic was temporarily diverted to the 533 mile marker exit.
White said one of the trucks overturned and was
straddling both lanes of the interstate. TxDOT crews assessed potential damage
after the wreck was cleared before reopening the interstate.
A second wreck occurred in the same location in the
westbound lanes Monday morning involving a car and an 18-wheeler. That wreck
has been cleared. There were no reports of injuries in that crash.