November 1st, 2012 | 
Author: RHOME, Texas — A fatal truck accident involving two semi trucks near Rhome Texas claimed the life of one of the truckers early this morning.
Photo shows the burned out wreckage of a semi tractor being hauled away from the scene of a fatal semi truck accident near Rhome, TX on the southbound U.S. 287 on November 1, 2012 where two rock haulers collided, killing one of the truck drivers.
The accident occurred on Thursday, Nov. 1, at about 6:34 a.m when two semi trucks collided while crossing U.S. 287 at Ramhorn Hill Road in Wise County, killing one driver and spilling diesel oil on the road.
Map showing location of fatal semi truck crash on November 1, 2012 on the southbound U.S. 287 about 2 miles south of Rhome, TX at the intersection of Ramhorn Hill Rd where two rock haulers collided, killing one of the truck drivers.
Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Lonny Haschel told the media that one semi truck traveling east was crossing U.S. 287 when it was struck by a second semi traveling south.
WFAA.com reports:
The driver of the southbound truck was ejected from the vehicle, Haschel said. The truck continued traveling south without a driver, crossed the median into northbound lanes and ended in a ditch, where a ruptured fuel tank caused it to catch fire.
A pickup truck also traveling southbound hit the ejected driver, causing the pickup to lose control and cross over the median. Haschel said the truck rolled over and came to a rest about 30 feet from the flaming semi truck.
An ambulance took the driver of the pickup to Wise County Regional Hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening. The semi driver who was ejected was declared dead at the scene while the driver of the eastbound semi was not injured, Haschel said.
The trucker who was killed has not yet been identified.
The incident remains under investigation at this time.
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