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-Eagle Pass

A massive car crash occurred on Friday afternoon on El Indio Highway near the bowling alley which affected traffic in this area.

According to the report from the EPPD, the driver of a 200 Freightliner crashed into the back of a 1991 Chevy S-10 driven by Pedro Soto, 68, who lives on the south side of the city.

The driver of the trailer was identified as Gabriel Balzaldua, 26, from Piedras Negras.

Sergeant Orlando Escareño informed The news Gram that the S-10 also hit another vehicle ahead, a 2011 Jeep Compass driven by a Gene S., 77, who lives in Eagle Pass.

Police and fire department personnel arrived on the scene and wreckers removed the vehicles from the roadway.

There was extensive material damage to all the vehicles, but fortunately, no one sustained life-threatening injuries, the driver of the S-10 was taken to the hospital for medical evaluation.

The EPPD asks for all motorists to drive with precaution as accidents are on the rise in Eagle Pass.

Choca Trailer contra Autos en El Indio Hwy