Fatal fiery crash on I-20 after semi goes over bridge

The Brief

  • Dallas deputies say one person has died in a fiery crash that happened early Sunday morning.
  • A semi-truck swerved to avoid a crash on I-20 and went over the bridge.
  • The semi-truck landed on a parked trailer below and all caught on fire.

DALLAS About 1:30 a.m. Sunday on I-20 at Hwy 310, a semi-truck driver trying to avoid a crash went off the roadway, over the guardrail and crashed on the roadway below. The semi-truck caught on fire and the driver died in the crash.

Fatal fiery crash

What we know:

Deputies with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office say they believe the semi-truck went off of the highway to avoid a crash already in that area. The semi-truck was headed eastbound.

When the semi went over the guardrail, it landed on a trailer parked under the bridge.

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