EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A semitruck driver had to be airlifted after a crash Sunday morning, Oct. 11 in East El Paso County, according to the Fire Department.
The crash, involving a semitruck, happened just before 10 a.m. on Gateway East near Eastlake.
The driver had to be extricated and then was airlifted by the Fire Department’s Fire STAR helicopter.
A fuel leak has been contained and the scene has been turned over to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Transportation.
A police spokesperson described the truck that was involved in the crash as a “heavy-duty wrecker.”
A crash has closed Gateway East at Eastlake on Sunday morning, Oct. 11, the Texas Department of Transportation said.
Clearing time is listed as “until further notice.” The Eastlake exit has now reopened as of about 11 a.m.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area.
We will update this story when we learn more.