HIDEAWAY LAKE, Texas (KLTV) – One person trapped inside a vehicle was rescued after a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 Thursday, the Lindale Fire Department said.
First responders were called to the eastbound lanes of I-20 near Mile Marker 551 for a crash involving three 18-wheelers and two passenger vehicles, the department said. Several of the vehicles had been significantly damaged, and one person was trapped inside a vehicle.
The fire department said the trapped person was rescued and transferred into the care of EMS.
Hazmat and towing crews were working on cleanup operations and removing the involved vehicles from the scene, the fire department said.
Eastbound traffic had been at a standstill earlier Thursday after the wreck.
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 before FM 849 are backed up following a multi-vehicle crash.(Texas Department of Transportation)
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 before FM 849 are backed up following a multi-vehicle crash.(Kerri Compton/KLTV)
