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A fatal crash early Friday morning closed both directions of Interstate 35W just north of I-20 in south Fort Worth, authorities said.
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A fatal crash early Friday morning closed both directions of Interstate 35W just north of I-20 in south Fort Worth for several hours, authorities said.
Officers responded to the major accident about 2:30 a.m. According to police, a motorist had stopped to help the occupants of a vehicle who’d been involved in a collision. That person was hit by a passing vehicle and died at the scene.
The Texas Department of Transportation reported the north and southbound lanes of I-35 were closed to traffic about 2:50 a.m. The lanes were reopening about 6:45 a.m., TxDOT said.
The Traffic Investigation Unit is looking into the cause of the fatal crash, police said. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will publicly identify the person who died.
This story was originally published September 18, 2026 at 6:43 AM.
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