{"id":1243594,"date":"2023-07-14T10:58:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1243594"},"modified":"2023-07-16T00:42:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T05:42:34","slug":"1-dead-4-injured-after-tanker-truck-crash-on-us-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1243594","title":{"rendered":"1 dead, 4 injured after tanker truck crash on US 59"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/07\/RED-TRUCK-AP-175x117.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"117\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1243746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/07\/RED-TRUCK-AP-175x117.jpg 175w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/07\/RED-TRUCK-AP-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/07\/RED-TRUCK-AP-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/07\/RED-TRUCK-AP.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>NACOGDOCHES COUNTY \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Our news partners at KETK report that one person is dead and four are injured after a tanker truck hauling diesel crashed Thursday afternoon near the Motor Vehicle Weigh Station on US 59 between Lufkin and Nacogdoches. According to DPS, a preliminary investigation found that around 12:30 p.m. the truck was traveling south on the road when a 2014 Hyundai Sonata traveling north reportedly made a U-turn in front of the truck and was struck on its passenger side. The truck then overturned.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The driver of the Hyundai, identified as 22-year-old Paola Rojas Rondon, of Mission, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Hyundai\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s two passengers were transported to a local hospital for treatment. The driver and passenger of the truck tractor were both taken to a local hospital for treatment. According to TxDOT, southbound lanes were closed and detours were set. Hazmat was called to the scene, and travelers were told to expect delays with a time of clearance estimated for 10 p.m. The crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NACOGDOCHES COUNTY \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Our news partners at KETK report that one person is dead and four are injured after a tanker truck hauling diesel crashed Thursday afternoon near the Motor Vehicle Weigh Station on US 59 between Lufkin and Nacogdoches. 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