HAMSHIRE, Texas — Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety are investigating a Wednesday night fatal crash after an SUV collided into the back of a dump truck.
DPS said it happened at the intersection of Craigen Road and Highway 124 around 5:15 p.m. That's just northeast of Hamshire.
Troopers said their initial investigation shows a 2010 Toyota SUV was traveling northeast behind a 1994 Mack dump truck on the highway.
The driver of the Toyota SUV struck the rear of the dump truck for an unknown reason, DPS said.
The driver of the dump truck fled the scene and was later located uninjured by Troopers.
The identities of the driver and passenger of the Toyota have not been confirmed at this time. The driver of the Toyota SUV was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital, and the passenger was pronounced dead at the scene by a Jefferson County justice of the peace.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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