Odilia Orozco, Elia Orozco and Gladis Orozco ID as Sisters Killed in Argyle 6-Vehicle Accident on I-35

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The sisters were involved in a six-vehicle traffic collision just before 7 p.m. on August 23 on Interstate 35W at Crawford Road in Argyle.

Odilia Orozco, Elia Orozco, Gladis Orozco
Odilia Orozco, Elia Orozco, and Gladis Orozco Killed, Three Injured in Argyle Multi-vehicle Accident

Denton County, TX –  – The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office has identified three people who were killed in a six-vehicle pileup in Argyle Friday evening as Orozco sisters.

The Medical Examiner’s office identified the victims as 63-year-old Gladis Orozco Gonzalez De Cifuentes, 65-year-old Elia Orozco, and 69-year-old Odilia Orozco Gonzalez de Alvarez.

According to a Central America news outlet, the three women were sisters of former Guatemalan vice presidential candidate Efrain Orozco.

The Orozco sisters were involved in a six-vehicle traffic collision just before 7 p.m. on August 23 on Interstate 35W at Crawford Road in Argyle.

The sisters and three other people were transported to a hospital where the three women died.

An investigation into the incident is still ongoing.

Original Story

Denton County, TX – Three people are dead and three more are injured after a major pileup involving six vehicles in Argyle Friday evening, according to Argyle police.

The deadly multi-vehicle accident happened just before 7 p.m. on Interstate 35W at Crawford Road in Argyle

Argyle and Northlane police officers together with Denton County ESD No. 1 paramedics responded to the scene and located six vehicles and six patients.

Odilia Orozco, Elia Orozco, and Gladis Orozco ID as Three Women Killed in Argyle Multi-vehicle Accident on I-35W Friday Evening

All six people were transported by five ambulances to Denton County hospitals.

Argyle police said three people were pronounced dead at the hospitals. The other three remained hospitalized.

No additional details about the victims have been released at this time.

The northbound lanes of I-35W were shut down for several hours on Friday night.

An investigation to determine the cause of the deadly accident is underway.

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