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At least 9 killed in Texas storm crashes

2021-02-12T11:25:16.109Z


At least nine people had died in car accidents as of Thursday night due to winter storms in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to a CNN tally.


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At least nine people had died in car accidents as of Thursday night due to winter storms in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of ​​Texas, according to a CNN tally.

A 133-car crash on Interstate 35 West in Fort Worth on Thursday left at least six people dead, according to Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes.

The crash was reported around 6 a.m. CT and lasted approximately 1.6 kilometers (one mile).

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The incident was one of several reported in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin areas during uncertain weather conditions Thursday that included freezing rain and ice buildup.

There were at least three deaths in Dallas attributed to icy roads, according to information sent to CNN by Dallas Police Department spokeswoman Tamika Dameron.

One person was killed in an 18-vehicle accident on the Julius Schepps Highway around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday.

A man was trapped against a retaining wall during the crash, according to an incident report.

Less than two hours later and almost 3 miles down the road, a man was "speeding" on the same icy highway when he lost control and hit the median, according to an accident report.

The driver and passenger of that vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene and a third person in the back seat was taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to the report.

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Texas authorities have not identified the victims of the Dallas accidents.

More than 300 accidents were reported overnight, according to Dameron, with 103 major accidents, 133 major highway accidents, 86 minor accidents, four minor accidents with city teams, two major accidents with city teams, and one accident with city teams. major city on the highway.

65 people sought treatment after the crash in Fort Worth

At least 65 people required medical treatment at local hospitals after Thursday's crash in Fort Worth, Fire Chief Jim Davis said at a news conference.

Numerous patients were treated and released from the crash site, said Matt Zavadsky, a spokesman for the MedStar ambulance service.

While there were 65 patients who sought medical attention, "that number is likely to continue to rise," Zavadsky added.

All of the victims at the scene were adults, Zavadsky said.

Davis said 36 people were airlifted from the scene of the accident.

Four officers were also injured, three of whom were involved in the accident on their way to work.

One was injured while working at the scene, according to Noakes, the police chief.

Three victims were taken to the hospital in critical condition, Zavadsky said.

Shelter buses were transferred to the place to attend to the victims.

The crash occurred over an area of ​​more than 2 kilometers, requiring the installation of multiple divisions, including extraction, sorting, treatment and transportation, Davis said.

Many people were trapped in their vehicles and required hydraulic equipment to free them, according to Davis.

More than 80 police units responded, including the special events unit, which is meant to respond to large-scale incidents, he said.

Zavadsky said there were 13 ambulances at the scene along with intensive care paramedics and supervision units.

"This is an incident that our agencies train for, but they hope and pray that it never happens," Zavadsky said.

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While investigating the accident, "the ice was a factor," Noakes said.

He couldn't tell if that area of ​​the road had been treated for ice.

There were patches of light freezing rain and some sleet in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of ​​Texas on Thursday morning around the time of the accident.

About a tenth of an inch of ice accumulated north of Fort Worth, the National Weather Service said.

The area was under a winter weather warning until Thursday night due to ice build-up, which would result in "very slippery sidewalks, roads and bridges," the weather service said.

In Austin, approximately 290 kilometers south of Fort Worth, five people were taken to hospitals in a collision involving 26 vehicles on State Highway 45 on Thursday morning, the County Department of Emergency Medical Services said. Austin-Travis.

Ice was reported on an overpass where the accident occurred, department captain Darren Noak told CNN.

CNN's Konstantin Toropin, Carma Hassan, Jason Hanna, and Juliana Battaglia contributed to this report.

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Source: cnnespanol

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