Tow Truck Driver Killed in Accident
A tow truck driver died overnight after he was fatally hurt while trying to remove a car from the shoulder of south Interstate 35W on the south side of Burleson, a city spokeswoman said.
The driver's name was unavailable Monday morning because his family had not yet been notified, said Sally Ellertson, spokeswoman for the city of Burleson.
The accident was reported at 10:18 p.m. Sunday on the southbound lanes of I-35W, south of its intersection with County Road 602.
The driver was hooking onto a black Mitsubishi GT3000, as a black Chevrolet Cavalier approached the scene, Ellertson said.
"The Mitsubishi was partially up on the flatbed wrecker when the Chevrolet struck the Mitsubishi," Ellertson said. "Then the Chevrolet struck the wrecker driver.
"The Chevrolet veered off on to the service road and came to a stop."
The driver died at 12:04 a.m., Ellertson said.
No other information was immediately available Monday morning. Check back for more details
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