The Daily Populous Monday April 29th, 2024 night edition
Authored by cbsaustin.com and submitted by combatpaddler

Authorities are investigating after an oversized load came off its trailer, causing the death of two people and leaving one person injured Saturday morning in Temple, Texas.

The Temple Fire and Rescue said crews responded to a motor vehicle collision on state Highway 36, just west of Highway 317. When officials arrived, they found an oversized load had come off its trailer, pinning a vehicle beneath.

Officials said the load being hauled by the transport fleet was approximately 350,000 pounds.

The pinned vehicle had three people inside. Two people were pronounced deceased on scene, and the third person was transported by helicopter to the ER. Officials say the extrication process took over four hours to remove the driver from the vehicle.

The Temple Fire and Rescue department responded with 10 units and 25 staff members. Several other departments assisted with rescue efforts: Georgetown Fire Department Special Operations Team, Killeen Fire Department Special Operations Team, Belton Fire Department, Temple Police Department, TX DPS, TX DOT, PHI Air Medical, Baylor Scott & White Surgical Staff, Temple EMS, Temple Towing, Wards Towing, and Grones Environmental.

Officials say, the cause of the collision is still under investigation.

The road remains closed at this time with crews on scene, as clean up and recovery efforts continue.

whereisyourwaifunow on April 28th, 2024 at 17:31 UTC »

dang, that car is pancaked, but 1 occupant of the car somehow survived. wondering how the car ended up to the right side of the trailer. could it have been stopped on the shoulder, or was it one of the spotter vehicles?

i checked google maps and that section of the road transitions from 2 lanes to 4 lanes. i don't know if the exact location was where the transition happened, but if it did, maybe the car was trying to get around to the right of the trailer when that cylinder fell off. kind of looks like a vertical pressure vessel, like the ones in refineries and chemical plants

Northerngal_420 on April 28th, 2024 at 17:28 UTC »

One of my fears while on the road when passing a big load.

campelm on April 28th, 2024 at 17:26 UTC »

Yeah that's pretty much my waking nightmare every time I get on the highway