Friday, February 27, 2015

15-Vehicle Pileup Shuts Down U.S. Highway 75 North of Dallas

Zain Haidar
Published: February 27,2015





 
A multivehicle crash in Melissa, Texas, shut down U.S. Highway 75 southbound Friday morning.
Around 10 a.m., just as heavy snow from Winter Storm Sparta began to fall in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, 15 vehicles collided on the highway.
The accident, which happened about 40 miles north of downtown Dallas, involved two semis and 13 cars, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported. The pileup slowed traffic to a crawl in the area.
(MORE: Winter Storm Sparta Forecast) 
"Snow was reported in the area around the time of the incident, along with fog, and visibilities were down to 0.25 mile in spots," weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam said.
Police initially reported there were no injuries, but NBC DFW later confirmed two motorists sustained minor injuries.
In Fort Worth, the I-30 and I-35 West mixmaster has been closed off because of due to deteriorating conditions. U.S. Highway 75 southbound remains closed.
This is breaking news. Check back for updates. 
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