CHEROKEE COUNTY —
A multiple-vehicle accident along U.S. Highway 79 Thursday evening sent a handful of people to area hospitals for medical attention but isn't believed to have caused any life-threatening injuries.
"There were, I think, some doors jammed and people pinned in the car that firefighters had to rescue but nothing life-threatening," Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Patrick Dark confirmed Friday.
The accident happened about 6 p.m. when a truck carrying a flatbed trailer west along US 79 attempted to make a left hand turn onto County Road 4418, Dark said.
An oncoming truck puling a trailer struck the flatbed from behind, shoving it into the eastbound, opposite lane.
At one point, the emergency lights in at least one of the vehicles was disabled, making visibility for oncoming drivers difficult.
A third vehicle believed to be traveling west collided with one of the two trucks, knocking one of them across both traffic lanes.
"Another vehicle coming over the hill then struck one of the disabled vehicles," Dark said.
A total of five people are believed to have suffered injuries. The accident took place in the general vicinity of the Rusk County line, according to Cherokee County dispatchers.
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
