A fatal accident involving multiple vehicles and a tractor-trailer shut down traffic for a time on a stretch of Interstate 20 in the Dallas area early Sunday, authorities said.
The tractor-trailer fell off an interstate highway ramp and onto the ground before it eventually caught fire, said Dallas Fire-Rescue Department spokesperson Jason Evans.
He said dispatchers had already sent local emergency crews to the accident when Dallas firefighters received the call around 1:30 a.m.
Authorities described the crash as a fatal accident but did not say how many people died or were injured..
