The driver of the Freightliner was transported to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

85-year-old woman killed in car accident on U.S. Highway 87 in Newton County

Newton County, TX. – A woman was killed in a car accident that left at least one person injured on Monday afternoon in Newton County.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the accident happened around 3 p.m. on U.S. Highway 87, south of Trout Creek.

An 85-year-old woman from Orange was driving a 2023 Buick Enclave northbound on the highway and was attempting to make a U-turn when she was hit by a 2015 Freightliner Cascadia towing a 2019 utility trailer.

The driver of the Buick was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Freightliner, as 58-year-old Joseph Mwangi of Willis, was transported to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.