USPS Truck Driver Killed in Crash in Fort Worth, TX
One person died after an 18-wheeler crashed into a guardrail on Loop 820 and burst into flames on Sunday morning, officials said.
Medstar responded to the crash, which happened at southbound Loop 820 at Highway 287, at around 10 a.m. The sole person found inside the truck was declared dead at the scene, said Medstar spokesman Matt Zavadsky. Officials have not yet been able to identify the person because of burns from the fire, he added.
Zavadsky said the 18-wheeler was a U.S. Postal Service truck, according to the person who called about the incident. He said the truck crashed into a barrier but he does not know yet what caused the crash. No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
Police say the United States Postal semi truck was traveling southbound on East Loop 820 and slammed into the support columns for the the northbound U.S. 287 overpass. The truck exploded and caught fire. The driver was killed in the crash.
USPS Truck Driver Killed in Crash in Fort Worth
As usual, wrong. That was not a US POSTAL SERVICE truck driver. It was a contractor…for the PO.
thanks for the info
Sad day for the Postal family, my condolences to the drivers family!