By
The Associated Press
DALLAS - A tractor-trailer carrying military ammunition slammed into a car yesterday, killing the car's driver, but leaving its shipment mostly intact, authorities said.
The tractor-trailer rig loaded with about 9,000 pounds of ammunition - including 2,000 pounds of flares - was en route from McAlester, Okla., to Fort Hood when it collided with the car at about 2 a.m.
The 27-year-old woman driver was killed, said Dallas Fire Department spokeswoman Annette Ponce. The truck driver was not seriously injured.
Authorities shut down Interstate 20 and diverted morning rush-hour traffic away from the accident area which was littered with wreckage and debris.
Ponce said diesel fuel leaked from tanks on the truck, which remained upright after the wreck. A hazardous material crew and Army bomb squad were summoned but no evacuations were ordered.
