FORT WORTH, TX - Two people were killed early Saturday morning after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 35W in Fort Worth.
Fort Worth Fire/EMS and police were dispatched at 2:08 a.m. on Saturday, January 17, to a major crash in the northbound lanes of I-35W near Garden Acres. Investigators believe a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes struck another vehicle head-on.
Both victims were pronounced deceased at the scene. Authorities have not yet released details identifying which vehicle the victims were in or whether they were drivers or passengers.
As a result of the fatal crash, all northbound lanes of I-35W were shut down at FM 1187 while Fort Worth police conducted their investigation and crews worked the scene.
The crash remains under investigation, and additional information is expected to be released as it becomes available.
