Horrific Crash: Tractor Trailer Load Crushes Two People In Texas

Two people lost their lives, and another was seriously injured near Temple, Texas when a 350,000-pound piece of equipment came off the oversized load trailer and crushed the vehicle they were in.

Fox News reported that Temple Fire and Rescue, just before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, first responders were dispatched to a report of a collision on State Highway 36. when they arrived, they found the vehicle crushed underneath a 350,000-pound piece of equipment.

They discovered three people were in the crushed vehicle. Two of the passengers were dead, and Officials added that it took emergency personnel just over four hours to extricate the male driver, who had life-threatening injuries and was taken to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple.

Temple Fire and Rescue were assisted on the scene by the Georgetown Fire Department Special Operations Team, Killeen Fire Department Special Operations Team, Belton Fire Department, Temple Police Department, TX DPS, TX DOT, PHI Air Medical, and Temple EMS.

The Highway was shut down most of the weekend but should reopen to traffic by late Monday. Temple Fire and Rescue said, "The cause of the collision is still under investigation," noting that "clean up and recovery efforts" were ongoing. Authorities did not specify what the giant piece was. From the looks of the pictures, it seems like a horrific accident.