2 killed in Texas after oversized load falls off trailer
TEMPLE. Texas - Two people were killed and another person received life-threatening injuries after an oversize load came off of a trailer in Temple, Texas this weekend.
On Saturday, crews in Temple, about 30 miles south of Waco, were called to State Highway 36, just west of Highway 317.
Temple Fire & Rescue crews say a 350,000-pound load had come off of its transport trailer and pinned a vehicle beneath it.
Three people were inside the vehicle at the time.
Two were pronounced dead, and a third was flown to the emergency room with life-threatening injuries, according to Temple Fire & Rescue.
Crews worked for over 4 hours to remove the driver from the vehicle.
Authorities said they did not know what the giant piece of equipment was.
Officials say the accident is still under investigation.
The stretch of highway was still closed as of Monday morning.