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Two critically injured after vehicle crashes, overturns on 2 parked cars in Fort Worth

Two people were critically injured late Tuesday in a traffic wreck in east Fort Worth, police said.
Two people were critically injured late Tuesday in a traffic wreck in east Fort Worth, police said.

Two people were critically injured Tuesday night when their vehicle crashed and overturned on two parked cars in east Fort Worth, police said.

The driver and her passenger were trapped in the vehicle, and Fort Worth firefighters had to extract both of them from the damaged car.

The driver, a woman, was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, and her passenger, a man, was taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth. Both were in critical condition.

Fort Worth police responded to the major accident call about 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 6000 block of Brentwood Stair Road.

The woman was driving when she lost control and hit a curb, causing the vehicle to vault and land overturned on the two parked vehicles, police said.

Traffic investigation unit detectives are investigating to determine the cause of the accident.

This story was originally published August 3, 2022 at 5:57 AM.

Domingo Ramirez Jr.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Domingo Ramirez Jr. was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and spent more than 35 years in journalism.
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