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Three dead after semitruck hits tree in Robertson County
A livestock hauler left FM 485 on a Friday night and never made it back onto the road.
In brief
A livestock hauler left FM 485 on a Friday night and never made it back onto the road. A single-vehicle rollover on a rural Texas farm road killed all three people aboard, including a 12-year-old girl. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
Three dead on FM 485
A semitruck left the road Friday night in Robertson County, Texas, and hit a large tree. Everyone inside was killed.
“Three people were killed Friday night after a semitruck left the roadway and collided with a large tree.”
Just after 9 p.m.
Texas State troopers put the crash at FM 485 and Zane Wallace Road, near the municipal airport outside Hearne.
Onto the grass, then over
The driver was heading west when the truck drifted onto a grass shoulder, rolled, and struck the tree.
“the semitruck driver was westbound on FM 485, veered onto a grass shoulder, rolled over and hit the tree”
Who was inside
Christopher Burton, 37, of Hempstead was driving. His passengers were Gina Jones, 40, of College Station, and a 12-year-old girl.
No one else involved
No second vehicle played any part. The truck was hauling livestock at the time of the crash.
“No other vehicles were involved.”
Four towns responded
Crews from Hearne, Calvert, Gause, and Bryan worked the scene with county law enforcement and EMS. Troopers are still investigating the cause.
“the collision remains under investigation”
What to remember
A single-vehicle rollover on a rural Texas farm road killed all three people aboard, including a 12-year-old girl.
