US 287 lanes closed in Fort Worth after fatal dumpster truck overpass crash – FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

US 287 lanes closed in Fort Worth after fatal dumpster truck overpass crash  FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

The impact damaged the overpass, forcing extensive road closures along U.S. 287 that are expected to cause delays for days or weeks. A garbage truck driver died after hitting an overpass on Southbound Highway 287 and Erath St. in Fort Worth. Delays are expected to last for several days. FORT WORTH, Texas – Texas Department of Transportation officials hope to reopen U.S. Highway 287 by Friday morning, though structural repairs to a bridge damaged in a fatal dumpster truck crash will take much longer. TxDOT officials said Thursday that their goal is to have the main lanes of Highway 287 reopened to traffic by 6 a.m. Friday. However, the Erath Street cross street overpass, which suffered substantial damage when a dumpster truck slammed into its support pillars Wednesday evening, is expected to remain closed through October.

The crash occurred at 6:13 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Highway 287 and Erath Street. According to the Fort Worth Police Department, a dumpster truck left the roadway and crashed into a bridge support pillar, snapping a concrete support. One occupant was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene, while a second man was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. The impact forced the closure of U.S. 287 in both directions, routing drivers onto service roads. Southbound traffic has