One Person Seriously Hurt In Big Rig Crash In Terrell

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TERRELL (1080 KRLD) - One person is in the hospital because of an early-morning big rig crash on Highway 80 near Terrell.

Just past 3 a.m. a west-bound 18-wheeler crashed off a bridge and into a shallow creek near Spur 557, the connector  between Highway 80 and I-20.

One person believed to be the driver was air-lifted to the hospital with serious injuries.

The west-bound lanes of 80 were closed for hours due to the investigation and clean-up.