1 hospitalized after head-on wreck between 18-wheeler, car on Interstate 35

Southbound lanes of I-35 near Schwab Road have reopened

SAN ANTONIO – A head-on crash between an 18-wheeler and a car on Interstate 35 sent one person to the hospital early Monday morning.

Schertz police said the crash happened around 5 a.m. on the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 near Schwab Road.

Police received a call that a car had been hit head-on by an 18-wheeler. The car had hit some construction barrels, spun out of control and faced the wrong direction before it was struck by the big rig.

The driver of the car was sent to the hospital, but their condition is unknown. The driver of the big rig was not injured, police said.

A fuel spill closed the main lanes of southbound Interstate 35 but have since reopened.

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One person was hospitalized following a head-on crash between an 18-wheeler and car on Monday, July 6, 2020 on Intestate 35 near Schwab Road. (KSAT)
One person was hospitalized following a head-on crash between an 18-wheeler and car on Monday, July 6, 2020 on Intestate 35 near Schwab Road. (KSAT)

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