Vehicle Impaled by Pipe Fence on US 87 Near Grape Creek

 

GRAPE CREEK, TX – A vehicle narrowly avoided a fatal disaster when it was impaled by a pipe fence following a crash on US Highway 87 North on Saturday afternoon.

According to the Grape Creek Volunteer Fire Department, this happened just before 4 p.m. when the fire department was dispatched in response to the scene between Ute Pass and Apache Lane.

Upon arrival, they found a vehicle that had left the roadway and crashed into a pipe fence, which penetrated the vehicle. It was reported that the pipe missed all occupants by inches.

The driver was transported to a local hospital for a medical assessment. Information states that the road conditions were wet and rainy at the time of the crash.

 
 
 

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