Three Injured in Truck Accident on U.S. Hwy. 285 in Reeves County, TX
Reeves County, TX — August 11, 2023, three people were injured in a commercial vehicle accident around 3:40 p.m. on U.S. Hwy. 285 in Reeves County.
According to authorities, a Ford F-150 was traveling west on Highway 302 and attempting to turn left onto U.S. Hwy. 285 when it allegedly collided with a northbound Kenworth semi-truck. The impact then reportedly forced the Kenworth across the road into the southbound lanes where it struck a Nissan Altima. The semi-truck purportedly continued off the roadway where it then drove through a ditch and collided with a telephone pole and a barbed wire fence.
The drivers in the F-150 and Altima were reportedly taken to medical centers with serious injuries. The truck driver reportedly sustained possible injuries.
Investigators have not released what factors led up to the accident.
