Man crossing street in wheelchair is hit and killed by dump truck in Houston, Texas

A veteran hospital patient was crossing the street in a wheelchair when he was struck by an oncoming dump truck. The accident occurred while the wheelchair-bound man was crossing Old Spanish Trail in southeast Houston. The man was taken to the hospital with grave injuries where he later died.


The driver of the dump truck lost control of the vehicle after a collision with a Ford Taurus. After the accident with the Taurus, the dump truck continued to move forward, hitting the man, whose name has name has not been released, as he was rolling across the street on a crosswalk.
 

As of Monday, May 18th, no tickets have been issued to the driver of the dump truck. The accident remains under investigation by the Houston police.

To read more about the accident, click here for the full article.

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