On today’s date (06-11-18), at approximately 10:30am, the New Braunfels Police Department and New Braunfels Fire Department were called to the 1100 block of Loop 337 for reports of a collision between a large box truck and a small pickup truck, with a third vehicle (a passenger car) also being involved in the crash.
First responders arrived on scene and found that the box truck and the pickup truck had collided nearly head-on, causing serious, potentially life-threatening injuries to the occupants of the vehicles. The third vehicle was struck by the pick-up truck in the immediate aftermath of the initial collision.
The driver of the Dodge pickup truck, a 55-year old man from New Braunfels, was taken by Airlife to University Hospital. The passenger in the Dodge pickup truck, a 57-year old man, was transported to San Antonio Military Medical Center by ground EMS.
The driver of the box truck, a 40-year old man from McQueeney, was transported to Christus New Braunfels Hospital by ground EMS. And the passenger of the box truck, a 21-year old male, was transported to Christus New Braunfels Hospital by ground EMS.
There were no injuries reported from the third vehicle.
The initial investigation by the NBPD Traffic Unit indicates that the box truck (which was traveling southbound on Loop 337) inadvertently veered into the oncoming (northbound) lanes of traffic, causing the collision. At this time, no charges are expected to be filed.
That section of Loop 337 was completely closed for a short period of time while Airlife landed nearby. Once the southbound lanes were open, the northbound lanes remained closed for about an hour and a half while crews worked to clear the roadway.