3 vehicles involved in major traffic crash with injuries on North Freeway in Fort Worth
Five people were injured, at least one of them seriously, in a major traffic accident late Thursday morning on the North Freeway, according to Fort Worth police and MedStar.
Three vehicles were involved in the crash on I-35W, according to a police.
As of 11:50 a.m. Thursday, one person was still trapped in a vehicle, authorities said. That person was later taken out of the vehicle, authorities said Thursday afternoon.
One man was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital and a child was taken to Cook Children’s Medical Center, authorities said.
The crash, which included a rollover, was reported just before 11:45 a.m. Thursday.
Fort Worth officers were dispatched to the crash scene in the northbound lanes of the North Freeway right before the Heritage Trace exit.
Police said on social media at 12:24 p.m. that one northbound lane was open, but the northbound express lanes were closed at Basswood.
About 3:20 p.m., police tweeted that a hazmat crew was still on scene cleaning up diesel fuel. One northbound lane was open, and the express lanes were still closed. Police said they expected cleanup to take several more hours.
This story was originally published August 12, 2021 at 12:24 PM.
