Overview

• The chain-reaction crash on Saturday involved four 18-wheelers and two other vehicles after one truck driver failed to see slowing traffic.
• Responders from the Terrell Volunteer Fire Department and Kaufman County agencies declared a mass casualty event and transported victims to Dallas-area hospitals.
• Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed at least five fatalities and multiple injuries from the collision.
• Investigators are focusing on driver error as they reconstruct the sequence of events that led to the pileup.
• Cleanup crews continue debris removal into Monday while westbound lanes of I-20 near the Hiram Road interchange remain closed.