COMFORT, Texas — A woman was struck by an 18-wheeler truck and killed while trying to warn other drivers to slow down due to crash up ahead, officials say.
The fatal crash happened on I-10 Eastbound in Comfort near the 523/524 mile marker early Monday morning.
The Texas Highway Patrol says that there was a crash involving a pickup truck and an 18-wheeler, possibly due to foggy conditions and speed. After that crash, a woman stopped to help with traffic control in an effort to warn approaching motorists to slow down.
An 18-wheeler driving eastbound then veered off onto the center median trying to avoid the previous crash, and hit the woman. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Shortly after, another vehicle collided with the initial crash.
A man in that vehicle was taken to University Hospital in San Antonio with unknown injuries. Several other people were taken to area hospitals for minor injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing, and no further details are available at this time.
This is a developing story.
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