Two People Critically Injured after Propane Truck Crashes into Stopped Traffic on Highway 231

Quick Facts

Where: Highway 231, near County Road 2243, east of Cleveland TX

What Happened: Two pickup trucks were smashed in between two tanker trucks when a driver failed to stop in time

Participants:

• Driver, Tanker Truck #1
• Driver, Tanker Truck #2
• Driver, Silver Dodge Pickup
• Three Passengers, Silver Dodge Pickup
• Kinder Morgan, Driver, Ford F-150

Reported Injuries/Fatalities:

• Driver, Silver Dodge Pickup, Critical Injuries
• Passenger, Silver Dodge Pickup, Critical Injuries
• Two Additional Passengers, Silver Dodge Pickup, Minor Injuries
• Kinder Morgan, Minor Injuries

Details

Two people were critically injured and three more received minor injuries after a semi-truck carrying a tanker full of propane crashed into the rear of two pickup trucks. The Cleveland Fire Department reports that the accident took place on the afternoon of Friday, December 6, 2024, when the first tanker truck failed to stop in time, pushing the two pickups into the rear of another semi-truck stopped in front of them. The driver and one passenger in a silver Dodge Pickup had to be airlifted from the scene with critical injuries, while three others were treated at the scene. The Texas Department of Public Safety has also been brought in to help with cleanup and investigation.