The road was closed as crews cleaned up the scene.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: A massive, oversized load broke loose from a trailer and killed two people on a Texas highway, officials say.
Shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, firefighters in Temple responded to a reported collision a short distance west from town, along State Highway 36, and arrived to find a vehicle crushed under a 350,000-pound piece of cargo, Temple Fire & Rescue said in a news release.
Officials did not say how the load came free from its trailer, but it crushed a nearby vehicle carrying three people.
“It is not known what that piece of equipment is,” fire officials said.
Two were killed but firefighters freed a third, who was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
“Extrication took just over 4 hours to safely remove the driver from the vehicle,” firefighters said.
The road has been closed for cleanup and an investigation is underway, according to officials.
Temple is a roughly 120-mile drive south of Fort Worth.
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