![]() ![]() One Medstar official said no children were among the deceased or seriously injured.Īn investigation into the cause of the crash is now underway, with local politicians now questioning whether the roads were properly prepared for the wet and slippery conditions that had been forecast. Investigators confirmed that 36 of the 65 people who were injured were taken to local hospitals via ambulance. The names of the victims have not yet been released. The death toll was initially reported at five, before officials confirmed a sixth fatality on Thursday evening. She then got checked out to make sure she was OK after her husband pushed her toįirst responders described the scene as a 'mass casualty incident' with crushed cars stacked on top of one another and helpless drivers stuck inside. It was her husband's insistence about taking her to the hospital that convinced her to finally go get checked out.īenson shared that she had been trapped on the highway with her co-worker for about two hours before getting to work. Local news outlets haven't said where she works. The nurse said: 'So I talked to one of the police officers, I was like, 'Can I leave my car here and go hitch a ride with my co-worker?' So, I hopped the barrier, literally walked up the highway down to him.'īenson shared that she had been trapped on the highway with her co-worker for about two hours before getting to work. Once she got free, Benson immediately called her coworker, asking him if he could take her to work since he was nearby. And then I was able to actually get out, because all my doors were completely blocked,' she said. ![]() Somebody ended up opening the back of my car and asking if I was okay. 'I could hear something on my roof and saw little legs coming down my windshield. So I think that was the scariest part, knowing that I survived this part but now the chances of me getting completely smashed by all the cars and semis behind me,' the nurse continued. 'I looked in my rearview mirror and can see all of these cars heading towards me. One local politician says he wants to set up a hearing to determine whether the roads were properly prepared with sand and salt to stop vehicles slipping prior to the crashīy Matthew Wright For and Andrew Court For.Investigators are now probing the cause of the crash, with some speculating the icy conditions are responsible.Winter Storm Shirley brought freezing temperatures to Fort Worth, making the roads unusually icy.The crash occurred around 6am on Thursday, with video showing a FedEx truck sliding into a barrier before causing trailing cars to slam into one another.It wasn't until someone climbed over Benson's car to get to people that she was able to climb her way out of the carnage, calling her coworker to take her to work.Officials say 65 people were treated for injuries, including 36 who were rushed to local hospitals via ambulance.Six people have been confirmed dead following a 133 car pile up on Interstate 35 in Fort Worth, Texas.Benson said that she tried to relax but couldn't help but to continuously shake every time another car or semi slammed into the pile.Rebecca Benson, a nurse from north Texas, survived the massive pileup and even went into work to do a half shift.'I am unbelievably blessed': Nurse involved in 100-car pile up in Texas that killed 6 says she crawled from her trunk and reported for her shift before her husband INSISTED she get herself checked out ![]()
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