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News: Pickup truck accident in West Oak Cliff kills 1, injures 1

Nov 14, 2022

The pickup slammed into a utility pole near Illinois Avenue early Sunday morning.

DALLAS, TX - A pickup truck was involved in a deadly accident in Dallas early Sunday morning, police said.


Dallas police told KDFW the crash took place on Cockrell Hill Road in West Oak Cliff at about 2:30 a.m.  According to investigators, the driver of the pickup truck was going south and lost control of the vehicle in the area of Illinois Avenue.


The pickup crashed into a utility pole.  Firefighters responded to the scene and found two people trapped inside.  One person was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was hospitalized in critical condition.

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