El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Dimmit y el Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas respondieron a la escena y encontraron los restos.

El personal de EMS pudo ponerse en contacto con el conductor que caminaba con heridas leves y, afortunadamente, el transportador de líquidos inflamables no explotó.

El accidente ocurrió en la autopista 83 sur, a solo una milla al norte de Asherton.

El área de la carretera estuvo cerrada durante unas diez horas cuando los equipos de trabajo limpiaron los escombros.

El conductor sufrió heridas leves y fue transportado al Hospital Regional Dimmit por Victory Ambulance Care para recibir tratamiento médico adicional.

Tanker Truck Hauling Flammable Liquids Rolls Over

The driver of a tanker truck hauling flammable liquids escaped serious injury or death after his truck had a rollover accident in Dimmit County on Thursday morning.

Dimmit County Sheriff’s Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the scene and found the wreckage.

EMS personnel were able to make contact with the driver who walked off with minor injuries, and lucky the flammable liquid hauler did not explode.

The accident occurred on Highway 83 South just a mile north of Asherton.

The road area was closed down for about ten hours when work crews cleaned up the wreckage.

The driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to Dimmit Regional Hospital by Victory Ambulance Care for further medical treatment.