He added that the roadway had been clear as he drove from Denton. Howard said he steered into the wall to lessen the impact and that everyone who crashed around him walked away. then the people behind me just bam, bam, bam, bam," Howard said. You can't stop, so I steered off into that wall. "You don't see the ice, 'til you feel it. One of the drivers of a tractor-trailer, Michael Howard, told CBS 11 News he saw crashes ahead of him but couldn't stop in time. We're gonna have to separate a lot of these vehicles with wreckers." Police say it will take hours and hours to clear the scene. The seriously injured were transported to trauma centers. Officials with MedStar Mobile Healthcare confirmed 14 ambulances were used to transport the 36 people to area hospitals. Multiple ambulances were dispatched to the scene. we did everything we could to get as much traction as possible." (credit: Jason McLaughlin/CBS 11 News) We did have to get quite a bit of sand out here. "As they were making their way on the freeway to get to those vehicles it is very slippery. "First responders actually had difficulty getting to the vehicles," Fort Worth Fire spokesperson Mike Drivdahl said earlier in the morning. Pictures and video from CBS 11 News crews at the scene show dozens of vehicles and dozens of 18-wheelers - some hauling cars and trucks - smashed, toppled over and stacked on top of each other.įirst responders called the crash a "mass casualty incident." Rescuers had difficulty reaching some victims because of the pileup and the blocked roadway. DOWNLOAD THE CBS 11 APP FOR THE LATEST BREAKING LOCAL NEWS
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