TEXARKANA, Texas -A blowout caused a tractor-trailer to strike a concrete barrier on Interstate-30 and catch fire early Monday.
The accident was similar to one that occurred Friday morning, near the same location on I-30.
The Texas Department of Public Safety responded at 4:29 a.m.Monday to the crash on I-30 near Loop 369/Jarvis Parkway in Bowie County, according to a DPS report.
The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2020 Peterbilt truck tractor pulling a trailer was westbound on I-30 in a construction zone . The Peterbilt's left front tire blew out, causing the truck to strike a concrete barrier and part of the guardrail. The Peterbilt and trailer caught fire.
The driver was not injured. A female passenger was taken to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries, according to the report.
Traffic was diverted to St. Michael Drive at the Summerhill Road exit and the westbound lanes of I-30 were closed for several hours.
The crash remains under investigation.
The accident was the second vehicle accident and fire in just three days that shut down portions of I-30.
At 5:30 a.m. Friday, DPS responded to a 18-wheeler hitting a guardrail at the 369/Jarvis Parkway exit. That vehicle also caught fire and resulted in the westbound side of I-30 being completely shut down.
That accident also remains under investigation.