2-vehicle crash involving semi on Loop 335 in Amarillo kills 1
AMARILLO, TX – An 83-year-old man sustained fatal injuries Friday in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on the eastern outskirts of Amarillo.
According to abc 7 News, the incident happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. on the westbound side of Loop 335. Officials haven’t provided a cross street for the wreck.
Police say that a westbound 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 struck the rear of a westbound 2016 Volvo 18-wheeler. The latter vehicle was stopped in the inside lane, waiting to turn left.
Medics transported the driver of the pickup truck, identified as Antonio Avila-Mendoza, to an area hospital. Avila-Mendoza died the next day from injuries sustained in the crash.
The 63-year-old driver of the semi-truck did not require hospitalization.
A full investigation is underway.
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