A Spanish woman was rescued just before her car was crushed by a truck in a tragic accident on Thursday up to 130 vehicles On an icy highway in North Texas. At least six people were killed in the collision.
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“For a few seconds I stopped counting it,” said Elvira Herrera, who works on the verge of tears at a hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, in an interview with the local Telemundo 39 station.
“It was a very ugly experience”added.
The multiple accident happened Thursday morning on Interstate 35, near that Texas town. A winter storm covered the road with ice and prevented dozens of vehicles from braking in time to avoid the collision.
Eyewitness images show that cars and trucks collide and cannot stop. “There was a shout and the glass broke”said Edgar Velazco, who was on the other side of the road.
At least 65 people were injured, 36 of whom were taken from the crash site to hospitals by ambulance, including three with serious injuries, said Matt Zavadsky, a spokesperson for MedStar, which provides emergency medical transfers in the area.
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Most of the injured were discharged on Thursday, he added.
Elvira Herrera was driving to work when the accident happened, she told Telemundo 39, which did not mention the age of this Spanish woman. The moment I wanted to slow down and slow down, my car has already taken the icehe explained.
His car slid over the road and hit another. According to his story, smoke started to rise from the hood of his car. That was the signal that made him understand he had to get out of there quicklyadded. Seconds later, an 18-wheeler collided with his car, which was crushed by another trailer.
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“If I hadn’t seen the smoke coming out of the car I would have stayed there and I don’t know if I would have gotten off it,” he said.
During the flight, Herrera was hit by a fence and injured his knee, but I was already safeSome of the people who were “next to” her weren’t so lucky because she said, “They didn’t come out alive, they were trapped under cars.”
With information from Telemundo 39 and AP.