One injured in truck vs. tree crash on U.S. Highway 80

One injured in truck vs. tree crash on U.S. Highway 80

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas โ€” One person was injured and transported to a Dallas-area hospital after an apparent blow-out forced a truck off the highway and into a tree.

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas โ€” One person was injured and transported to a Dallas-area hospital after an apparent blow-out forced a truck off the highway and into a tree.

The Elmo Volunteer Fire Department responded to westbound U.S. Highway 80 at County Road (CR) 309, near Hamโ€™s Orchard, where the truck had collided with the tree.

Firefighters extricated the driver who was later transported to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, by CareFlite ambulance.

Officials say a blow out may have caused the crash.

The Texas Department of Transportation is investigating the crash.

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