WFAA report: 3 killed in Cooke County crash
Three people were killed Saturday afternoon in a head-on collision on Interstate 35 north of Denton, WFAA News reported.
Authorities told WFAA that an 18-wheeler headed south between Valley View and Sanger crossed the median and crashed through a cable barrier and into the northbound lanes at about 2 p.m., slamming into a Honda Odyssey minivan and killing its driver and passenger.
The big rig — dragging the cable barrier along with it — started a small grass fire as it finally came to rest 15 feet from railroad tracks.
The truck’s driver was taken to North Texas Medical Center in Gainesville, where he was pronounced dead.
The names of the victims had not been released.
This story was originally published August 15, 2015 at 7:42 PM with the headline "WFAA report: 3 killed in Cooke County crash."