1 Dead, 3 Injured In Wake of Dallas Cement Truck Accident

By Aaron Poehler

Published on April 11, 2008

The accident occurred between 2:30 and 3 P.M. Dallas time, when for as-yet-undermined reasons the large truck vaulted the center barrier dividing the northbound and southbound lanes of Texas 183 and struck a northbound motorcycle before toppling onto its side, landing atop a red sport utility vehicle.

The 41-year old female driver of the SUV was killed immediately. A young girl who was a passenger in the SUV survived the wreck and was hospitalized at Children's Medical Center of Dallas in critical condition. The motorcyclist and the cement truck operator were also hospitalized; both are currently listed in serious condition at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Names of the injured and deceased have not been released.

Northbound lanes of the highway were shut down for hours while rescue operations were underway. Two heavy-duty wreckers were required to raise the cement truck off the remains of the crushed SUV. Southbound lanes of Highway 183 remained open, though traffic was slowed due to a light pole that was felled in the accident, blocking part of the road.

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