TYE, TX — Five people, including an infant, were injured in a major vehicle crash at about 2:15 a.m. Friday on Interstate 20 west of Abilene, according to a media release from the Tye Police Department.
Two people are in critical condition with serious burns and trauma, according to the release.
A preliminary investigation indicated an 18-wheeler was on the side of the road with a service truck changing a flat tire when a second 18-wheeler collided with the vehicles.
The truck that caused the crash was carrying an 80,000-pound beam for a bridge, and the beam was thrown about 200 yards due to the impact, the release stated.
First responders were still at the scene of the crash more than five hours later.
A head-on collision near the same stretch of road killed two people early Sunday morning.
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