Carlos Alvarez-Cabrera and Freddy Pineda Killed in Childress Pedestrian Accident on U.S. 287

Childress, Texas (December 2, 2021) – Two people were killed Sunday morning in a pedestrian accident near Childress, according to Texas DPS.

The deadly accident happened around 11:30 a.m., November 28, on U.S. 287.

DPS said a semi-truck was traveling northbound on the highway when it drove onto the shoulder and struck two of the four people who were standing outside a pickup truck on the shoulder.

The semi continued into the nearby ditch and rolled over.

The two pedestrians, Carlos Alfredo Alvarez-Cabrera, 25, and Freddy Pineda, 20, both from Houston, were pronounced dead at the scene.

No other injuries were reported in the crash.

An investigation is underway.

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