Three-Vehicle Accident Takes Man’s Life

PALESTINE — A three-vehicle accident in Palestine has left one person dead. According to KETK, Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m., police were called to the intersection of Loop 256 and Martin Luther King Blvd. During investigation police were able to find that a truck with a trailer was traveling southbound on Loop 256 when a van traveling westbound on MLK pulled into the path of the truck. The impact of the truck pushed the van onto MLK, where it hit a car. The drivers of the car and van were taken to a local hospital. The driver of the van was later taken to another local hospital for further treatment. A male passenger in the van was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The name of the man has not yet been released pending notification of family. The cause of the accident is still being investigated.