Eight people were killed in a two-vehicle wreck Friday morning on U.S Highway 82 in Red River County. 

A passerby called 911 around 11:30 a.m. and reported two vehicles were on fire about a mile west of Annona. 

The Texas Department of Public Safety said a 29-year-old Annona woman and her three children, who ranged in age from 10 months to 8 years old, all died. The four adults inside the second vehicle also perished. DPS believes the wreck occurred after one vehicle crossed the center line and hit the other. 

The portion of Highway 82 where the accident occurred remained closed as of 3 p.m. Friday, DPS said. 

For more information, see Saturday’s Gazette. 

 

 

 

Published: 12/30/2011