Car Wrecked into Fuel Tanker
Posted/updated on: September 10, 2011 at 6:07 am
MINEOLA — Two people were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a fiery wreck that closed U.S. 69 north of Mineola. Investigators said a car hit the fuel tanks of a tanker truck, causing them to explode and forcing the truck driver to jump through flames to escape. Injured were Jean Lemonds, 65, Ben Wheeler, who was taken to Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, and Lamont Abernathy, 28, of Wills Point, who was taken to East Texas Medical Center Hospital in Quitman. U.S. 69 was shut down early Thursday evening.
