Four-vehicle wreck temporarily closes U.S. 183 South; four transported to area hospitals
By Tony Pilkington and Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan
A portion of U.S. Highway 183 was shut down for at least an hour this afternoon, Wednesday, April 1, following a four-vehicle accident in the south-bound lane about 15 miles south of Breckenridge.
Local and area emergency responders were on the scene of the wreck, which happened shortly after 4 p.m. in a construction zone. The highway was closed to traffic in both directions while law enforcement, medical personnel and others dealt with the incident.
Four people were transported to hospitals, two by air ambulance to Fort Worth and two by ground ambulance – one to Eastland and one to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Breckenridge.
At about 5:30 p.m., law enforcement officials were able to get one lane of the highway open so that traffic could start moving.
Responding to the wreck were the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, Sacred Cross EMS, Air Evac, the Breckenridge Fire Department, Eastland County Sheriff’s Office, Eastland Fire Department, City of Ranger Fire and EMS and CD Wrecker Service.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the DPS.
An Air Evac helicopter lands at the scene of a four-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 183, south of Breckenridge. The highway was shut down while local and area emergency responders dealt with the accident. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
CD Wrecker Service works to remove a pickup from a pasture, following a four-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 183 on Wednesday afternoon, April 1. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Two Air Evac helicopters landed at the scene of the U.S. Highway 183 wreck Wednesday afternoon to transport two people to a Fort Worth hospital. Additionally, two people were taken to area hospitals via ground ambulance. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Traffic was stopped for more than an hour on U.S. Highway 183, about 15 miles south of Breckenridge, while emergency responders assisted with a four-vehicle wreck. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Cutline, top photo: Four people were transported to area hospitals following a four-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 183, between Breckenridge and Cisco, on Wednesday afternoon, April 1. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
