A pileup involving 70 vehicles has killed at least five people, injured dozens more and brought traffic on a slippery Texas interstate to a halt, officials said Thursday.
The Fort Worth Fire Department said they were going car-to-car to assess medical needs after the “mass casualty incident” involving dozens of tractor-trailers and other vehicles that shut down traffic in both directions on Interstate 35, according to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth.
A hospital spokesperson told the NBC affiliate that 36 people were taken to hospitals after the incident.
The wrecks occurred as freezing rain and sleet overnight caused dangerous driving conditions during the height of the morning commute. Fort Worth is under a winter weather advisory through midday, according to the National Weather Service.
The Fort Worth Fire Department did not immediately respond to NBC News’ requests for comment.
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