Three severely injured in Hwy 271 tanker crash
Posted/updated on: July 8, 2025 at 3:26 am
TYLER – Three people were transported to a local hospital after a tanker truck and a car crashed on U.S. Highway 271 near Interstate 20 on Saturday, according to our news partner KETK.
Smith County Emergency Services District 2 said law enforcement and EMS responded to the scene of a two-vehicle crash between a Nissan Altima and a tanker truck at around 2:11 p.m. on Saturday. 3 people in the Nissan were severely injured or had life-threatening injuries and had to be extracted from the vehicle before being taken to a local hospital.
Smith County Emergency Services District 2 officials told KETK that one person in the tanker truck was also injured and that part of Highway 271 was blocked by the crash on Saturday.
