Accident sends car into East Texas lake

HENDERSON COUNTY, TX (KLTV) -

Emergency crews responded to an accident Wednesday afternoon at Lake Palestine.

According to Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Jean Dark, troopers are assisting local fire crews at the scene of an accident involving a vehicle that went into Lake Palestine. The vehicle, an SUV, is almost entirely submerged in the water at this time.

The driver of the vehicle says she accidentally put the car into drive instead of reverse and drove into the lake. She made it out of the car without injury and swam to shore.

The Noonday Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene. Crews are trying to figure out how to retrieve the SUV from the lake. 

The accident is at the intersection of Highway 155 and County Road 189 in Smith County.

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One killed, five injured in two vehicle accident in Angelina County

ANGELINA COUNTY, TX (KTRE) -

A Lufkin woman was killed and five people were taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident on Highway 103 East in Angelina County Sunday afternoon.

The accident happened on Highway 103 East, near the intersection of Watson-Loggins Lane.

According to Trooper Marc Slocum, a GMC Yukon was traveling eastbound on Highway 103 and was stopped to make a left turn onto Watson-Loggins lane, when a Dodge car also traveling eastbound ran into the back of the Yukon.

Three of the five passengers in the Yukon were transported via ambulance to a local hospital with minor injuries.

All three passengers in the Dodge were transported to a local hospital. The driver of the Dodge was taken by helicopter to ETMC Tyler where she was pronounced dead at 3:34 PM. DPS says she was wearing a seatbelt.

The two other passengers were also taken to a local hospital, one with serious injuries including a laceration to the head and a broken leg.

Names are not being released at this time.

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