Authorities investigated a major trucking accident just north of Gilmer, Texas where Hwy. 271 meets Lantana Road. Authorities believe that around 5 a.m., a tractor trailer carrying potted plants flipped onto its side. It is not clear at this time what caused the t18 wheeler to flip. Two other big rigs carrying rocks were unable to stop in time and hit the flipped truck. All three commercial truck drivers were taken to the hospital, where two were released and one remained hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
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