Wreck Kills Three Near Gainesville on I35 Semi Wreck

hit by a large, heavy truck on Interstate 35 just south of Gainesville at exit 494 this morning.



Cooke County Sheriff Mike Compton confirms at least three people are dead and one had been medivac’d to possibly a hospital in Fort Worh.



Compton said the vehicles were backed up on I-35 because of the continuing construction at the Elm Creek bridge when a “big heavy truck hit some cars.”



Traffic has been re-routed off I-35 to FM 922, to U.S. 377 to FM 902 to Grand Ave., to I-35.