The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Eastbound I-30 is closed right now while hazmat crews clean up a fuel spill. An 18-wheeler exploded after crashing into another vehicle around 5:45 a.m. this morning. The truck driver was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital. He later died.
Dallas Fire Rescue's trying to retrieve the truck. It's dangling over an overpass at I-30 and East Grand Avenue in Old East Dallas.
The view from Chopper 11 shows just how much fuel was spilled as a result of the 18-wheeler crash and subsequent fire. Major HAZMAT cleanup will be required. Expect eastbound lanes to be closed most of the morning pic.twitter.com/xrzCCwpLYc
— Madison Sawyer (@MadisonSawyerTV) April 6, 2018
Traffic on the west side of the highway is backed up as drivers deal with the heavy smoke.
Other stories this morning:
- Officials say HIV and AIDS patients in Dallas County may have suffered delays in treatment and other vital services because of mismanagement and incompetence within the Health & Human Services Department.
- In our Friday Conversation, Alfredo Corchado of The Dallas Morning News explains why the presidential election in Mexico could affect future U.S.-Mexico relations – and why Texans should care.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:23 p.m. and 6:22 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.
