"Most of them handled it well, they were worried about where they were going to stay, and money. They tell us most people were visibly shaken up and just wanted to get home for the holidays. "Provide snacks, water, get an action plan together, see if they were going to a motel or with family members." said Vicky Richmond of the Red Cross. The American Red Cross Panhandle Chapter was on also on hand to provide assistance. Their out of their cars with no place to go. We want to get them together in one spot and find out if they're injured and get them transportation, " said Johnson. A lot of times in an incident like this you have people wondering around. "It gets them out of the cold and gets them all in one spot. Two of those with life threatening injuries. Johnson says they also treated 30 walking wounded who were sent to the rick husband international airport for medical attention. "18 people were transported to Northwest Texas, five of them critical and one fatality," said Captain Bob Johnson of the Amarillo Fire Department. The massive car pile up involved almost 80 vehicles, 17 of which were semi tractor trailers. Police say several people had to be cut out of their cars because they were pinned beneath the trailers.
The highway is reopen now, after being closed for 8-hours. Thank you.One person is dead and two people have life threatening injuries tonight after a massive pile up on I-40.
If you find this reporting valuable, consider making a tax-deductible gift today. Got a tip? Email Miranda Suarez at You can follow Miranda on Twitter News is made possible through the generosity of our members. The company also maintained that employees saw no precipitation at the crash site when it patrolled there 45 minutes before. “In particular, we want to reaffirm that we fully activated our winter storm program leading up to and throughout the winter storm event, and that we coordinate with TxDOT on best practices for snow and ice control in North Texas.” “Given the extraordinary circumstances, we are confident in the actions taken by the company,” the statement read. In a statement shared with CBS11, North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners acknowledged they had read the report, but “are disappointed and strongly disagree with certain of its conclusions.” (The express lane speed limit in that area is 75 mph.)
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Ice coated the road, and drivers took the stretch too fast. NTSB The National Transportation Safety Board says the company in charge of maintaining this portion of I-35W failed to monitor the roadway properly, leading to a deadly pileup in 2021.
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