DPS: Truck driver survived fiery wreck, explosion at Hico gas station
HICO, Texas (KWTX) – A 22-year-old man from Utah driving a semi truck escaped injury after he collided with a traffic light pole and then crashed and burned in the parking lot of the Yesway gasoline station near Highway 6 and U.S. 281, said the Texas Dept. of Public Safety.
The fiery wreck happened shortly before 2 a.m. on Sept. 6 as the truck driver was heading south on U.S. 281 entering the City of Hico.
As the truck driver approached the intersection of Highway 6 and U.S. 281, he was “traveling at an unsafe speed and failed to maintain a single lane,” DPS said.
Fiery semi truck wreck in Hico, Texas
The driver of the semi-truck “lost control and collided with a traffic light pole and ran into the parking lot of the Yesway gas station,” DPS further said.
The truck rolled onto its right side, exploded and became engulfed in flames.
A 33-year-old male passenger in the truck also survived and was transported to a Stephenville emergency room for a non-incapacitating injury.
The intersection was closed for several hours and reopened at approximately 7 a.m.
DPS is still investigating the crash. No further information was provided.
