TWO ACCIDENTS SHUT DOWN HIGHWAY 36 ON SUNDAY
UPDATE:
Two separate accidents shut down Highway 36, north of Brenham on Sunday.
The first accident happened just before 10:15 a.m. about 2 miles north of Brenham near North Park Lane and Big Sandy creek.
According to DPS Sgt. Jimmy Morgan, a semi-truck hydroplaned and lost control, crashing into another tractor trailer. The accident knocked down an electrical pole and caused down power lines. Both north and south bound lanes of in the 3500 block of Highway 36 traffic were closed until approximately 11:35 a.m.
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative says the accident disrupted power to 149 customers. Power was restored to 115 customers within 45 minutes, and the remaining 34 customers had power by 3:20 p.m.
No injuries were reported.
Later Sunday, the north bound lane of Highway 36 was closed when a three vehicle accident happened just after 3:15 p.m.
A 2000 Toyota passenger car carrying one person, a 2005 Ford pick-up with a trailer with two occupants, and 2009 Toyota passenger car with four people in it collided in the 3500 block of State Highway 36 North.
The Brenham Fire Department had to use hydraulic spreaders to remove one of the vehicle’s driver’s side doors to gain access to one of the victims.
All six people were transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan with unknown injuries.
The north bound lane was closed until approximately 6:22 p.m.
Sgt. Jimmy Morgan says DPS is aware of the multiple accidents that have occurred at that location. He says DPS officials have met with members of TxDOT and alerted them the multiple incidents.
EARLIER:
Two separate accidents shut down Highway 36, north of Brenham on Sunday.
According to DPS, the first crash happened just before 10:15 a.m. About 2 miles north of Brenham near North Park Lane and Big Sandy creek. The accident involved two semi-trucks and caused damage to a power pole. Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative was on the scene repairing the damage.
Both north and south bound lanes of traffic were closed until approximately 11:35 a.m.
Later Sunday, the north bound lane of Highway 36 was closed when an accident happened in the same area just after 3:30 p.m. DPS reports the north bound lane was closed until approximately 6:22 p.m. KWHI will update this story with more details when they become available.
There were no fatalities reported with either of the accidents.
It’s all because of the road surface in that one section. It’s Tx dot that has failed to do regular maintance to road surface
That is AT LEASTE the sixth or seventh truck to go off the road in that very spot within the past 10 months or so, something needs to be done there before someone wakes up with a truck in there house.
**How about the injuries anyone know or heard from those in both accidents?
That’s what is important here! If your a “Brenhamite” or have lived in the community you are very aware that some things never change and just a lot of hot air blowing referring to all this complaints from folks that will find something to complain about no matter what the topic is!
Please stay positive even if your not happy so our little town keeps on moving on.
Thanks for updates.
Obviously, the construction and added traffic light has done nothing to alleviate accidents at this interchange. We only wasted taxpayers money to implement a “solution” that is anything BUT. An overpass and not a traffic light should have been constructed in this area. When TxDOT stops trying to tell locals what to do with their roadways, we’ll all be better off.
THAT WAS A TOTAL WASTE TO MONEY, SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPENT ON THE 290 AUSTIN CLOVERLEAF
The first accident was at 10:13 am and I was a witness & my vehicle was damaged from the power line. When the 18 wheeler got to the low spot on the road, he hydroplaned and went straight for the open field next to the pink house. It was a miracle he was not hurt, didn’t hit the house or other cars! It was not where the overpass was removed & light was put in or where the construction is. I do hate the new light & agree it should have been an overpass.
If you were aware of what happened it had nothing to do with the lights at the intersection. It had to do with wet road ways and cars hydroplaning. That is a drive problem NOT a TXDOT problem.
That is the 4th semi truck that has crashed on that same property since January. I don’t think that is coincidence.
Fact is, where the accidents have happened are almost a quarter mile past the North Park St. intersection and unrelated to the construction as it isn’t close. Not a taxpayers waste at all in my opinion, something needed to be done and it’s working pretty well, just need better drivers.
you never take out an overpass to put in a light, you take out a light to put in an overpass, duhhhhh!
Who would make 18 wheelers stop at the bottom of a hill…Brenham
They need to fix that road. Some one is going to get killed.