BELTON, Texas — One person is dead and multiple people are injured after a seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 going northbound near Shanklin Road Tuesday morning, according to Texas DPS spokesman Sgt. Bryan Washko.
Washko said just before 11 a.m., TxDOT had the northbound lanes closed down to one lane for emergency construction. This caused a several mile backup, he said.
Washko said one driver didn't notice the back-up and hit the traffic head-on at full speed, leading to the seven-vehicle crash.
A total of 12 people were involved and at least six people were transported to a nearby hospital. One of the people involved died, Washko said. Two of the victims were under the age of 17.
The highway was closed for nearly three hours.
No other information was released at this time.
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