The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatality accident that occurred around 4:00pm on New Year’s Eve along Farm to Market Road 2280 in Johnson County.
DPS Troopers say two vehicles collided head-on along FM 2280 just south of FM 917 north of Keene. The driver of an SUV going south on FM 2280 crossed over into oncoming lanes and hit a northbound pickup truck. Both vehicles ended up in opposite sides of the ditch.
The driver of the pickup truck was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with major injuries. The 70-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the hospital. His passenger, a 67-year-old female relative, was transported to a local hospital with injuries. They were from Arlington.
The at-fault driver in the SUV was also transported to a local hospital with injuries. She has been identified as a 40-year-old woman from Cleburne.
Lanes of FM 2280 were closed while crews worked the accident scene.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.