Three Injured in Gray County Crash on Interstate 40 near Groom

Gray County, Texas – According to a local news source, three people were injured Thursday evening in a semi-truck crash in Gray County.

The crash happened just after 7:00 p.m., February 15, on Interstate 40 at mile marker 122 near Groom.

According to the report, a semi broke down and the driver got out to inspect his tractor-trailer and put out traffic cones to warn other drivers. That is when another eastbound semi rear-ended his big rig. He saw it coming and dived under his trailer.

The man was airlifted to the hospital for treatment.

The other driver and the passenger in the first truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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