A woman was fatally injured in Waco, Texas following a chain reaction accident that resulted from a traffic backup.
According to KWTX, the fatal crash occurred after a traffic backup formed on I-35 following a separate collision in the northbound side of the highway at around 2:20 pm.
The first crash occurred when an 18-wheeler collided with a pickup truck. As responders were working at the scene, a second accident occurred involving a four-door sedan. A rear seat passenger of the sedan was killed in the accident.
A Honda CRV attempted to avoid the second collision, but swerved into a retaining wall and overturned. The driver of the CRV sustained minor injuries.
At least three other people were injured in the accidents.
The following information was provided by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT):