• At least nine people have died in car crashes as of Thursday, Feb 11 evening due to winter storms across the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, according to a count by CNN.

FORT WORTH, TX (TIP): A 133-car pileup on Interstate 35 West in Fort Worth on Thursday, Feb 11, left at least six people dead, according to Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes. The pileup was reported around 6 a.m. CT and spanned roughly a mile. The incident was one of several reported in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin areas during dicey weather conditions Thursday, Feb 11, that included freezing rain and accumulating ice.

65 people sought treatment after Fort Worth pileup

At least 65 people have sought medical treatment at local hospitals following Thursday’s pileup in Fort Worth, Fire Chief Jim Davis said in a Thursday afternoon news conference. Numerous patients were treated and released on the scene, said Matt Zavadsky, spokesman for the MedStar ambulance service. While there were 65 patients who sought medical care, “that number is likely to continue to increase,” Zavadsky added. All victims on scene were adults, Zavadsky said.

Davis said 36 people were transported from the scene of the accident. Also injured were four officers, three of whom were involved in the crash as they were heading to work. One was injured while working the scene, according to Noakes, the police chief.

Three victims taken to hospital in critical condition, Zavadsky said. Shelter buses arrived for victims who were not transported from the scene. The pileup was over a 1.5-mile area, requiring multiple sectors to be set up including extrication, triage, treatment and transport, Davis said.

Many people were trapped in their vehicles, requiring hydraulic equipment to free them, according to Davis. More than 80 police units responded, including the special events unit, which is meant to respond to large-scale incidents, he said. Zavadsky said 13 ambulances were at the scene along with critical care paramedics and supervisor units.

(Source: CNN)