VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — One person is dead and three others were injured in a crash involving a vehicle and motorcycle in Van Zandt County.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, on Sunday, April 30, around 12:20 p.m., troopers responded to a major crash on SH 64, just east of Canton.
DPS reports a car, driven by Orlando Jaimes, 70, of Lancaster, was facing west on the shoulder of SH 64. At the same time, a motorcycle, driven by Kyle Lee Randall, 32, of Royse City, was traveling east on SH 64.
Officials say the car made an unsafe U-turn in front of the motorcycle causing the bike to crash into the car on the passenger side.
Jaimes and a passenger, identified as Esperanza Almaguer Rodriguez, 44, also of Lancaster, were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
A second passenger in Jaimes' vehicle, identified as Raquel Rodriguez, 67, of Lancaster, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Randall was also taken to a Canton-area medical center for treatment.
The investigation is ongoing.