Two Killed in Grand Prairie Multi-Vehicle Crash on US 287 

Grand Prairie, Texas (March 15, 2022) – Two people were killed Monday afternoon in a multi-vehicle crash in Grand Prairie, according to the police.

The fatal crash happened around noon, March 14, on Highway 287, southbound between SH 360 and Prairie Ridge.

Police said a tractor-trailer was traveling southbound on the highway approaching congested traffic due to highway construction when the driver failed to control their speed and collided with three other vehicles in the construction congestion.

The drivers of two vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene. Their names have not been released.

The occupants of the third vehicle were uninjured in the crash.

The crash closed the highway for more than five hours.

The crash remains under investigation.

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