Monday afternoon crash kills 3
A crash between an 18-wheeler and a four-door car resulted in three fatalities Monday afternoon at the 650 exit just east of Waelder on I-10. The wreck shut down the eastbound lane for several hours as state troopers investigated the scene. The truck came to a rest in the ditch far away from the initial impact site.
WAELDER — Three travelers from Houston were killed Monday when they lost control of their sedan and crossed the median on Interstate 10, colliding with an 18-wheeler.
The Texas Highway Patrol reported that at 12:30 p.m. Monday, 27-year-old Anny Vu, 29-year-old Nhan Tang and 19-year-old Hoai Nguyen were travelling westbound on I-10 near the Waelder Shell station when their 2007 Kia Spectra sedan lost control and veered into the median, under the barrier cables and into the eastbound, inside lane.
A 2015 Freightliner 18-wheeler driven by 26-year-old Calvin Chambers and 25-year-old Yaw Nacoh, both of Springfield, Mo., was heading east when the sedan slid into their path, causing the 18-wheeler to collide with the sedan. The impact sent the sedan careening into the median, ejecting the driver and back seat passenger. The 18-wheeler then skidded sideways before jackknifing and coming to a rest on the shoulder.
First responders found Vu, Tang and Nguyen dead at the scene. Chambers and Yaw were reported to be uninjured.
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