Mission home collapses after crews remove 18-wheeler from scene of deadly crash
By GLORIA WALKER
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MISSION, Texas (KRGV) — A home in Mission collapsed early Sunday morning after crews removed an 18-wheeler that crashed into it, according to police.
The driver of an 18-wheeler was killed on Saturday morning after it crashed into a home at the 2600 block of W. Expressway 83 on Saturday shortly after 9 a.m.
According to Jorge Rodriguez, a spokesperson for the Mission Police Department, the home caved in after crews removed the 18-wheeler on Sunday after 1 a.m.
A pile of rubble stands where the home was.
The empty home had just been listed for sale. Realtor Diana Ortiz said she was scheduled to show the property to a client at 10 a.m. that same day.
Police have yet to release additional details in connection with the crash after saying the 51-year-old driver of the 18-wheeler died at the scene. His body was removed from the scene on Saturday morning.
According to Rodriguez, the 18-wheeler struck a red Fiat on the expressway before veering off the road and crashing into the unoccupied home.
The unidentified male driver of the Fiat was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez said an autopsy was ordered for the driver of the 18-wheeler. Police declined to release the driver’s name.
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