1 dead, 3 injured in Robertson County crash along HWY 6

ByKarley Cross

ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – A 66-year-old Franklin woman was pronounced dead in a Robertson County multi-vehicle wreck this week.

According to a preliminary crash report by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), a pickup truck towing a trailer was stopped on FM 2549 and Highway 6 before turning north on HWY 6, hitting a Cadillac just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14.

After the pickup truck hit the Cadillac, that vehicle hit a Kia Soul then spun into the southbound lanes, hitting an 18-wheeler head-on.

A Robertson County Justice of the Peace pronounced Cadillac driver Diana Burleson, 66, of Franklin dead at the crash scene. The driver of a Kia Soul and a 10-year-old passenger, as well as the driver of the 18-wheeler were sent to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.

Texas DPS continues to investigate.

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