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1 killed, 3 injured in Alliance Gateway Freeway crash in north Fort Worth, police say

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A man was killed and three people were injured in a crash after one car ran a red light Sunday afternoon on Alliance Gateway Freeway in north Fort Worth, according to police.

Officers responded shortly before 5 p.m. to the major accident in the area of 4600 Alliance Gateway Freeway, police said in a news release.

Details surrounding the crash are still being investigated, but police believe that one vehicle ran a red light, causing another vehicle to swerve and run into a third.

A man, identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office as 32-year-old Filberto Escobedo Herrera, of Roanoke, was pronounced dead at the accident scene.

Three others, including a child, were taken to hospitals, police said. The conditions of the injured people were unknown Monday.

This story was originally published July 17, 2023 at 9:38 AM.

Amy McDaniel
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Amy McDaniel edits stories about criminal justice, breaking news and education for the Star-Telegram.
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