Two Killed in Weatherford Parker County Car Wreck

Two people have died in an early-morning two-vehicle wreck on the south side of Weatherford, police said.

It happened about 6:45 a.m. on Bethel Road, just south of Interstate 20. The area is near Weatherford High School.

The drivers of both vehicles were killed, police said. Their names, at 11:30 a.m., had not yet been released by the Tarrant County medical examiner's office.

One man, however, the driver of a white Chevrolet pickup, is believed to be in his late 60s, and a resident of Weatherford. He was traveling alone, northbound, on Bethel Road, police said.

Officials had not yet identified the driver of a black Chevrolet Tahoe, who was southbound on Bethel.

However, two passengers of the Tahoe were flown by helicopter to John Peter Smith hospital in Fort Worth. Both were conscious and speaking to first responders, police said.

The Tahoe and the pickup collided after the sports utility vehicle tried to pass a four-door car driven by an 86-year-old woman, who was unhurt, police said.

But the maneuver was attempted in a no-passing lane, police said.

The Tahoe went out of control and collided with the pickup, police said.

Bethel Road was shut down for about two miles from I-20 to Scarlett Road, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol.

Traffic was being detoured onto Scarlett Road, then west to Dennis Road, which continues north into the city.