Overview
- A westbound sedan and an 18-wheeler collided on I-30 near Dalrock Road, and the tractor-trailer then struck the center concrete barrier.
- The crash flung a giant industrial roll of paper over the barrier into eastbound lanes where a family vehicle carrying four people struck the debris.
- Three people from the eastbound vehicle were treated and transported to a nearby hospital; authorities have not released their conditions or the identities of the drivers involved.
- Garland police initially closed all lanes of I-30 in both directions with eastbound traffic stopped at Bass Pro Drive and westbound stopped at Dalrock Road, causing major delays before crews cleared the wreckage and reopened the highway.
- The Garland Police Department says the collision remains under investigation and has not released a cause, and the incident highlights how commercial-truck crashes on I-30 can produce large debris fields and prolonged closures.