Fatality Crash

On March 18th at approximately 10:45am officers with the Tyler Police Department responded to Loop 49 at Neighbors Rd on a traffic crash between 2 eighteen wheelers. A westbound truck had careened into the eastbound lanes. The trucks collided head on in the eastbound lanes of Loop 49. The driver of the truck that had careened was deceased on scene. The family of the driver have not been notified at this time. The driver of the other truck suffered minor injuries and was checked by EMS.

Loop 49 between Old Jacksonville Hwy and Hwy 69 is closed. It will be closed for several more hours. All traffic at Old Jacksonville Hwy and at Hwy 69 is being diverted. Please take alternate routes. Tyler Fire, DPS, Flint/Gresham Fire and Smith County ESD also responded. 

Updates will come as more information is available. 

Source: Tyler Police Department