JOHNSON COUNTY -- A 34-year-old man died and his 14-year-old daughter was hospitalized on Monday after his pickup truck caught fire, according to authorities.
Jessie Pack was driving his 1994 Ford pickup on County Road 213 about 4 p.m. when a fire erupted in the pickup bed and spread to the cab, a news release from the Sheriff’s Department said.
After the fire spread to the cab, the truck went off the roadway, went through a fence and struck a tree, authorities said.
Both Pack and his daughter were able to get out of the truck, but not before the fire caused them to injured severely, authorities said.
Both Pack and his daughter were taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital by helicopter ambulance.
Pack died early Tuesday from injuries sustained during the fire. His daughter was listed in critical condition at the Parkland burn unit, the release said.
Department of Public Safety troopers are not sure what caused the fire, and are continuing to investigate the incident, Trooper Richard Zaborowski said.
County Road 213 is a north-south roadway east of Alvarado.
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