RUSK COUNTY, Texas — Four people are dead and multiple other injuries were reported following a major crash in Rusk County.
According to the Crims Chapel Volunteer Fire Dept., the two-vehicle wreck occurred just south of FM 850 and Hwy. 259 N., north of Henderson, early Sunday morning. All north and southbound lanes were blocked and traffic was being diverted to allow helicopters to land and to give first responders more room for extrication.
The Texas Dept. of Public Safety reports a Dodge truck, driven by Moises Rocha-Vanegas, 35, of Kilgore, was traveling northbound, in the southbound lane of Hwy. 259 N. At the same time a Chevrolet truck, driven by ,Jesse Mueller, 29, of Henderson, was headed south. DPS says that's when the Dodge hit the Chevrolet head-on.
Rocha Vanegas and a passenger, identified as Rosa Rodriguez, 35, of Kilgore, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Mueller and a male child were also pronounced dead. Three child passengers in Mueller's vehicle were also injured. Two were taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Another was taken to a Longview medical center with life-threatening injuries.
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