Driver killed in chain-reaction crash along I35W construction zone
The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred late Wednesday evening along southbound Interstate 35W near N. Tarrant Parkway.
Multiple emergency responders from the Fort Worth Fire Department, Police Department, and MedStar EMS were called to the scene around 11:15PM after there were multiple 9-1-1 calls of a multi-vehicle crash.
Traffic investigators say an 18-wheeler had slowed to a stop due to construction in the area. A driver behind the semi truck did not take evasive measures to avoid hitting the truck, and collided with the back end of the trailer. Two other vehicles were unable to properly slow down and hit the vehicle that had collided with the trailer.
The driver of the vehicle who hit the semi sustained life-threatening injuries in the crash and ultimately died at the scene. The drivers and passengers of the other vehicles did not have any major injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
