No injuries in two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 80

Published: October 5, 2016

FORNEY, Texas — A two-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler caused delays on westbound U.S. Highway 80 in Forney on Wednesday morning.

FORNEY, Texas — A two-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler caused delays on westbound U.S. Highway 80 in Forney on Wednesday morning.

The crash was reported at approximately 6:06 a.m. on westbound U.S. Highway 80 in between Lovers Lane and Farm-to-Market (FM) 460.

No injuries are reported in the crash.

The Forney Fire Department, Forney Police Department, and CareFlite responded to the crash.

As of 6:35 a.m., traffic is backed up to FM 548. A wrecker is also on scene and the wreck is in the clearing stages.

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