Crash on US Highway 287 claims life of teenager

A Bowie teenager was killed in a three-vehicle crash Friday in Clay County, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Additionally, a Fort Worth man was injured in the crash shortly after noon on U.S. Highway 287, about a quarter-mile south of Bellevue.

A 2020 Volvo truck tractor pulling a 2016 CIMC semi-trailer was stopped on the right shoulder of the highway when a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu failed to drive into a single lane, according to allegations contained in a preliminary investigation by the DPS.

The Malibu struck the rear of the Volvo truck tractor, spun clockwise into the travel lane, then struck the trailer of a 2017 Freightliner truck tractor towing a 2008 JLTL semi-trailer .

The Malibu came to a stop in both southbound lanes.

The Malibu's 16-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries sustained in the wreck. She was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.