At least six people were killed and 65 others hospitalized – including frontline health care workers just getting off their shifts – in a massive chain-reaction crash that involved more than 100 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate Thursday.
Mike Drivdahl, a public information officer for the Fort Worth Fire Department, told USA TODAY that first responders had to rescue multiple people from their vehicles on I-35 using hydraulic tools. In addition to the fatalities, injuries ranged from minor to critical, and some people were transported to area hospitals.
Matt Zavadsky, a spokesman for MedStar, which provides ambulance service for the area, said at an afternoon press conference that