June 23, 2023 | Crash News

1 hospitalized in 2-vehicle crash involving semi in Southlake

SOUTHLAKE, TX – One person sustained serious injuries Friday in a collision involving a passenger vehicle and an 18-wheeler along a highway in Southlake, reports DFW Scanner.

Major Accident (Southlake) Southlake DPS is working a major accident on westbound 114 near Kimball. Vehicle collided into the back of an 18-wheeler. One person transported to a Grapevine trauma center with serious injuries. All westbound lanes closed for clean up and invest.

— DFW Scanner (@DFWscanner) June 23, 2023

The incident happened sometime before 7:23 a.m. on the westbound side of TX-114 near Kimball Avenue, which is near Southlake Corners shopping center.

The investigation thus far indicates that a passenger vehicle rear-ended a semi-truck on the highway.

Medics took one person on a trauma alert to a hospital in Grapevine.

It’s unclear at this time if anyone else sustained injuries in the collision.

Officials closed the westbound side of TX-114 in the vicinity of the accident while crews investigated and worked to clear the scene.

A full investigation is underway.

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