A rancher from the Uvalde area was struck by a tractor trailer at approximately 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon.
The accident occurred on the Old Uvalde Road, one mile south of the Nueces River bridge within the county.
The man was driving to a ranch slightly south of Uvalde when his Ford pickup was hit by the tractor trailer. A helicopter arrived on the scene to airlift the man to a hospital in San Antonio for treatment where he is recovering in the Intensive Care Unit.