Video captures catastrophic Texas highway pileup
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At least six people died and dozens were injured after a massive pileup on an icy stretch of Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday morning.
Startling footage captured by Edgar Velazco Moncada shows 18-wheelers crashing violently into other vehicles.
Police said at least 133 vehicles were involved, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes said Friday that the pileup was “the most devastating accident that anyone can ever remember happening in the City of Fort Worth.”
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My dad was a truck driver for 30 years. He told me and my siblings when we were learning to drive that if the weather conditions are slick, or if there's thick fog, never take the interstate or a large multi-lane highway. All it takes is one small accident to lead to a huge pile-up and the last thing you want to happen is to get run over by a semi that can't stop. He always told me take the 2 lane roads, and if you can't or they're in really bad condition, find a place to stay until the roads are in better condition.
Didn’t ask
@@JjJj-ji7uu Well,seeing as it's not your video I don't really care what you did or didn't ask. Stop being a dick.
@@lollypop2414 girl..don't even waste time to respond to idiots! Thanks for the knowledge! ❤
Your dad is/was a smart man but people in this state are not wise snd they are inexperienced in these weather conditions.
@@lollypop2414 He got mad at me for making the same comment on another video. He knows we are right about this being a “truck driver driving too fast issue” and an issue about safely and lack of experience in increment weather conditions. Ignore him.
As someone who survived a 14 car pileup years ago... this makes me so sick. I remember the horror.
imagine 133
@@TexasMade-mn1ff yeah unreal!
Dude my dads friend was just una 47 car pileup. Nobody died thank God
My parents also survived a pile up that killed several people, it was in Fort Worth tx, and it happened about 5 or 6 years ago, they were some of the only people to make it out of there and the story that they have to tell is horrifying
No it was actually 101 car pill up
The sickening sound of cars crashing.. this was horrific.. those poor people!😢🙏
i love the way it sounds. its my ASMR
it sounds so awful :(
Why edit the video? You already put warnings at the beginning. Either upload the original or don't do it at all.
Sorry dad
I'm guessing that particular impact killed someone so it was removed out of respect for the person and their families. Can you imagine being a loved one to someone who perished in this accident and having the video of the impact that crushed them just circulating all over TH-cam. For those types of videos you need to find a different platform... Multiple people died in this pile up and some channels don't want to show the impacts that killed them.
I think if I was seeing that unfold right in front of me, I would just break down and cry at some point. You just know there are people not making it out of that.
I honestly just feel so bad for everyone involved. 😔🙏🏼🙏🏼
Idgaf
@@erikavaldivia5279 so why comment stupid
@@onyinyeibekwe8274 he just wants attention just ignore it
nobody cares about what you feel.
As a retired trucker from OTR they should been all over the CB warning other semi down the road about this pile up wow!
I'm not sure the CB is commonly used anymore
This whole pile up happened in merely 3 minutes time.
@@ninthcloud6331 thats why the CB would of been nice to have on, but most new drivers dont use them
Just an honest question here, but do you think most truckers would've gotten on the CB after an accident like that?
@@ninthcloud6331 Young generation of truckers don't do that anymore. When back in the days truck drivers did warn many other drivers on the CB to let you know if there's an accident.
This makes my soul cry. God please be with the families who lost a loved one!!
Did anybody die in this one?
If this happens every year, then maybe they have learned by now? Maybe put some signs on the sides?
Yes 6 people died
there is no God
@@anderstermansen130 And you dont need to say that, its our belief
Why isn’t anyone honking to warn the incoming traffic? I’m so confused
They’re all filming it on their phones lmao
When your first on the scene how would you act?
Very sad
This filmer looks 2 lanes away. If it's a right hand drive then they are the pasenger side and do not control the horn. I dont think them or people in their lane honking would have helped. The people in the crash line is in an express way (drive fast) many of them with their glass rolled up. They are so close to the crash that them blowing their horn wouldn't stop the crash. That road was covered in ice.
@@caracre that big truck crushing those vehicles makes me consider escaping as soon as possible rather than siting in my car.
Driving so fast in these conditions is tempting fate.
@@lawandorder5775 Of course they are CLEARLY driving way to fast and close...
That Fed Ex truck appeared to be tramping !
They’re not use to freezing weather.
@John Smith So what you're saying is they were unprepared and where driving 4 ton machines? Ban them from driving.
That's true, it is Texas, there speed limits are like 70 miles per hour so in this weather, not good
The one they had to pause at the moment of impact was one of the most shocking things I’ve ever seen. I saw the original full clip, it is a true and literal miracle that the people survived in the vehicle that semi hit.
Texas simply wasn't prepared for black ice. They have never seen anything like this.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Im from NJ, we are used to this type of weather and slick roads, its no joke. I crashed my first car on black ice, you truly just lose control of your car and you cant stop. My only question is this, how fast were these people driving on these slick roads? Im so sorry for the lives lost here, may their families find a way to cope with their losses. So sad
@@21sospecial Texans cruise the highway around 80 miles an hour. Crazy drivers.
yea but common sense could have stopped this whole thing from happening
But did they not experience something similar type of weather 10 years ago?
@@raaf4678 Similar, not as bad.
I live a few miles from this. Our community is in shock.
Hugs. My anxiety is on red!
people become idiots when snow and ice cover the roads.
Its called black ice. I take it you have never driven on it.
they were always idiots .
@@homeschoolmom2384 i take it you're a perpetual black-icer
Circumstances don't make a person, circumstances reveal who the person is
I wish our country's driver's education program could be revised to teach more on winter driving conditions, especially snow and black ice. This situation could have been mitigated had people been better educated from day 1. For being citizens of the most powerful country in the world, so many of us are so dumb. What a (another) sad day.
Why are people driving so fast . This is horrific .
They don’t pay attention. drive fast when too close can’t brake.
@@Angie-vk7qj
Black ice.
That FedEx truck had to be doing 60.
@@mikeab93
He was on a tollway express lane were people drive faster and conditions weren’t expected to be that bad, rain and ice happened fast. He came over a slight hill ( like an overpass) and by the time he could see the crash ahead he was sliding down an incline of ice with thousands of tons of load pushing him faster. Even if he were driving slow, momentum of the trucks weight and the icy surface and slight incline would have still sent him barreling like a rocket into the crash.
This is a state where people don't believe in Covid, you really think they believe in bad driving conditions?
Nobody living in Texas will forget this tragedy. This weekend we had black ice on our interstates and people who didn't have to be on roads urged to stay home.
Some accidents but nothing like this horrific pileup . Texas learned ! Black ice , high speeds are no joke . God bless the survivors, first responders and those who lost their lives 🙏 🌹 Slow Down Texas ! 💙 Like our signs say !!! Arrive Alive !!!! 🙌 2/7/2022
The 2nd of July 2022 yes.
Why did you leave a date for your comment? 😂😂
I don't know if it was a localized icing situation or not, but I can say from experience that it can catch you. One time, I was driving in cold, but sunny conditions and the roads were completely dry when I went over a bridge that was NOT marked by signs about icing. My car immediately started sliding and going sideways. I steered in compensation, but straightened the wheels before the end of the bridge and the car snapped into the lane again. Had I still been fighting the skid, I am sure it would have rolled. No other bridge had the same thing before or after that one. Pure fluke.
People have adapted to feeling not only safe but comfortable at high speeds driving these newer fancy cars. The drastic change from my older car to this one was like a comfortable movie theater experience with all kinds of multipurpose gadgetry. High speed tailgating makes all the drivers feel on edge in a crowded multilane racetrack with bad visibility or slick roads.
Nah just Texas driving in central is crazy. The speed limit is also 75mph but people don't know how to drive in inclimate weather.
Holding a cell phone vertically while filming should be outlawed. Always hold the phone horizontally when filming, unless you're taking a selfie.
I could see using portrait to catch a scene that goes somewhat vertical, but those are rare exceptions. This is just loathsome.
I survived something like this in Venezuela years ago. Rip those who passed.
ALL PREVENTABLE!!!
Thanks to the men who go out in this incredible weather and danger to untangle this mess and save the victims!!
Idgaf
it’s not only men lmaooo
@@willsy2000 Right? T M kinda sucks
The Fed X truck 🚛 I can't! That just freaked me out
Don't these people pay attention to the weather condition. When you know the road condition can be slippery , slow down, keep a good distance between you and other divers, and lastly, don't break too late.
It’s called black ice u can’t really see it so they out of control
@@neylan1013 I know what black ice is, I live in Canada. I've driven on it and slide on it before. I drive in these conditions every year for the past 30 plus years. Just slow down and keep your distance and brake early and brake slowly. If you brake hard, your wheels will lock and your vehicle will slide with no control.
@@tinsu5894 I didn’t think they would know because it rarely snows in Texas so they wouldn’t really know
@@neylan1013 That's true. This will be a lesson for others who haven't driven in these conditions. Maybe there should be a class-action lawsuit against the government for not salting the roads.
@@tinsu5894 found the American spy in Canada... first thing you do in this situation is file a lawsuit. Dead giveaway lol
It's sad there weren't road signs warning of ice and to slow down. Were the drivers not aware of the temperature? If there's no salt or grit on the road and it's icy then the roads should have been temporarily closed.
They don't ice Texas roads unfortunately
Yeah like why would professional drivers know to slow down in icy conditions?
My god...I’ve never been in a situation like this so I can’t say anything... I’m sure there’s a good reason you can’t get stopped in time
*God
Idgas
these comments are way too negative. like obviously texas is used to this weather so they drive who they always would. but the sound it make when they crashed oh my i feel so bad 😩😭
I pray this never happens again 🙏
This video edited out some of the worst parts
Blood and guts rip
Most European motor / highways have electronic warning signs to warn drivers to slow down or if there has been an accident
And I can tell you that the signs are blatantly ignored. Be it roadworks, an animal, an accident, or anything else, it's like people are entitled to high speed and the warnings are there to deprive them of their rights. I see such behaviors on say 80% to 90% of my highway trips. One of the reasons I've got a dashcam. In theory, nice idea. In practice, not so much.
This breaks my heart for all involved!!
Is the road slippery?!!!
Black ice, look it up.
No there on a gravel road
exactly
YESS IT WAS SLEET
that is irrelevant.
Ultimately the driver is responsible for controlling their vehicle regardless of the conditions. If it is slippery then you must slow down to a speed that you can control your vehicle. It's like rule #1.
Read the comments, but I'd still be compelled to honk, flash my lights, hell I'd even scream out the window even knowing it might not work. I couldn't just record it. No. That's a nightmare.
I don't understand why you would drive so fast.
The raw video of the fed ex truck crashing is sickening
why the graphic warning when you edit parts that werent even graphic to begin with... chasing views?
They cut out what happened at 1:11 because it's absolutely devastating to watch. You know everyone impacted died, wish I could unsee it.
Me too.
Someone said the suv with the white top actually lived..can anyone confirm that?
@@daybyday0731 I would be absolutely shocked but relieved if someone survived that. It was really hard to watch. It's just a terrible situation altogether.
Just saw the description said 133 vehicles were involved! How? (That is a rhetorical question)
Not showing what actually happened is poor journalism
Not exactly the best video of this situation, but I get that it's difficult to record while you're moving. Should've just pulled off to the side if you really wanted to capture the event that happened. That was a pretty bad for a lot of people.
It gives me a sickly feeling in my stomach watching these vids, especially the unedited vid I watched on Instagram. Based on that video, I have an idea of what happened and the mistakes people made, but since I wasn’t there, I won’t say for now. Just remember that no matter how the road conditions are in Snow, Rain or Shine, you always have to pay attention to what is going on with traffic that is way ahead of your position and not just what the care in front of you is doing.
@Brandon HartingYes are I understand this. It is a shame that people from Sunny states are not taught in Drivers ED about being aware of how to drive at certain temperatures when it rains and I feel really bad for all those who were involved.
The part that they censored from the original video when the semi hits the white pickup and it when flying, did someone get ejected from either that pickup truck or the semi? Because no one was walking, then suddenly a guy popped up from the street shortly after the semi hit
The pickup wasn't that bad. Those people made it. It was the car (looked like a Range Rover) that was right behind the pickup when the semi slammed into it that got crushed. Those people didn't make it.
Why drive so fast in this?!?
Looks like it's on a hill. On black ice, there is no breaking. Gravity takes over 😥
@@cindelhiort scary and terrible.
It's like everyone went full crash. I didn't see anyone use the brakes. I almost thought that it was a Hollywood production 🤔
Black ice.
Have you never heard of black ice
Let me guess… You’re driving AND holding the camera phone during an ice storm. Outstanding!
If they hadn't filmed it, you'd have your day ruined with nothing to complain about.
@@wilkby I’m not happy until I’m not happy. 😬
Speed & Sleet. Not a good combo.
Speed and sleet and an elevated road...smh sad
It was hard to see over the media. But I could hear the crashing. But the FedEx truck showed how serious the pile up was.
Who edited the video, every other station, etc shows the whole thing. Global is a joke of an outlet. dont give a warning and then cut out all the parts...smfh
Why freeze the video ?
I sure hope that everyone that watches this understands, even though the weather might have some impact on accidents, its the speed and people thinking the can drive normally in bad weather that kills
Why did you cut it?
people not driving defensively distracted by something can cost many lives Amen slow down please :( sad especially on icy roads
I hope everyone made it alive 🙏🏼
Warning sats graphic content, then the only graphic content is stopped before it becomes graphic.
Man.. the road is slicks and the fog, slowdown
So sad if the interstate had light why didn't they see the wreck up ahead
Blind hill
They probably did. It's just icy
Why didnt they have the highway presalted!!! Virginia start DAYS ahead salting because they know ppl are going to have accidents, but at least they try to prevent it as much as possible.
Texas was always underprepared for this. They didn’t even have snow plows.
OMG 🙏🙏🙏
I pray for everyone involved. Sending Prayers!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
When your phone has taken over your car
Icy roads? Blind spots? What’s up with this
Black Ice the people driving don’t see or feel it until it’s too late.
@@Christina_320
And they were on a slight incline too. Those semi trucks, especially if loaded up, had no chance of stopping. It was also a single lane tollway that merged onto the regular freeway and is a dangerous spot in perfect conditions. Bad design by a private-public partnership that puts profit over safety.
Wow!
So sad.
Sad , very sad. 🙏
I really can't speak on this but ain't no way in the hell would I sit in the car! I would of at least got the hell out of hellzone. My heart goes out the families who lost there love ones.
Yeah mental note for me, if it’s an absolute major pile up on a downhill with bad conditions, just get out and go to the outside. Not worth it man
There is another video of this crash which hasn't had the really bad bits cut out. The FedEx truck was rear ended by a pick up truck which was then rear ended by a SUV. Nobody got out of the pick up truck or the SUV and it was quite a few seconds later that another semi truck hit the SUV at God knows what speed. The SUV went under the pick up truck (You see the pick up truck at 1:21 in this video already on top of the SUV). No way did anybody in the SUV survive.
Yes, that is what I have heard and read. Immediately get out of the car and as far away from moving vehicles.
1:20 - 1:22. Somebody DID get out of their vehicle! At 1:10 you can see an interior light flick on in the dark colored SUV in front of the white pick up truck. So the guy got out and jumped the guardrail just before the GO2 semi hit those cars.
@@georgejacob3162 Oh wow! I must have missed that part.
How large is this hell? 20 meters or more?
Continuous ongoing Thoughts prayers going up to all thee family members loved ones and friends 💟🛐💟🙏🏾
Thoughts and prayers don't do anything. Go help people.
Too foggy to see?
Black ice.
@@kimdeese6410 what is that?
@@moneymoney8314 Google it
You stopped it at 02:11 ? Then why watch it?
where is the raw video without any cuts or freezes?
When I was in 7th grade I was in band and there was this helper that was in his 20’s and he was the best and he helped me so much and he was on his way to school when he got into a pile up crash and I just rmember my teacher getting the call and lots of people cryd and I did to but luckily he survived but I was so scared
But it was somewhere else not this one
This isn’t the original video.....
You have to travel further up the road to try and warn people. Not film at the impact zone. Jesus.
Zedds Dead Baby I don't think he could have man these cars are driving so fast how could you possibly warn them without dying ?
When I was little I thought that what happens when there's traffic but usually they see and slow down and usually not catastrophic crashes lol after a crash or slow lanes
Heard all about it. Still fraks me out to know that this did happen
This is so tragically stupid. Feelings go out for all of the losses.
How do you drive through horrible weather, see a traffic jam on the other side of the highway, and STILL go at the speed limit? This wouldn’t have happened if people had basic common sense when driving in bad weather.
well that's bad 13 years ago in 2006 i got to a 231 car pile up in Montana I did not die in the reek but that reek in Taxes that highway was super slippery.
Rewatch the video and pay attention to the taillights reflecting from the roadway. Truck drivers are trained to watch for this and to get off the road when they see it. Always watch the taillights of the vehicle in front of you and when the roadway becomes like a mirror, find a safe shelter. I drove long haul and never had an accident, thank God. Surprisingly, most truck-involved accidents on the highway are still initiated by a hot-shot 4-wheeler.
why is this clip edited to not show impact? so now real life consequences are too graphic for the public?
Snow is slick but, ice is unstoppable!!!!
Sheets of ice on the road, light freezing rain yet people are speeding like crazy, not paying a bit of attention to the conditions of the roads and the rest of the traffic. Stop blaming icy conditions, because there are icy conditions in lots of states all over the country. I grew up in the snowbelt, and we never crashed into each other, we slowed down to a snails pace and crawled through it, we didn't hit black ice doing 60mph. Just watch the speed of those vehicles, it's totally absurd.
It was on a tollway coming down an incline when the hit black ice. Conditions weren’t expected to be that bad. Those semi trucks came over a slight hill and by the time they saw the crash they were sliding down an incline of ice with thousands of tons of load pushing them faster. Poor freeway design played a big part too.
Tangy Joe thanks for that because I just thought that people were speeding . Absolutely crazy scenario .put there brakes on and pick up speed wow
I believe Dallas/Fort Worth did not know how fast the weather conditions would deteriorate. Texas is not use to extreme ice/snow weather and I think the major dropped the ball. I don’t know if this was preventable but I know people don’t purposely drive recklessly.
TX is not the snowmelt. If you read the news reports or watched the news it stated it the rain and ice came down fast. This was an overpass where black ice occurred quickly. Apparently it started when a driver slid into the barrier and a chain reaction occure'd. Semis cannot stop on a dime and tragedy ensued.
Val Burr I grew up there. The roads will go from wet to ice very quickly. Always on overpasses and bridges. Once you hit it your screwed. I would just stay at home.
How could they even get in there to treat the road safely?
There's much better videos of this accident. The most horrific parts were deleted on this version
Instead of helping them, he's busy to filming like it's an enjoyable thing. How somebody could be like this much in human ??????
To the big rigs if your in it or the opposite side honk your horns. Turn your high beams on yell into your cb radios. Warn the other truck drivers. The honking would warn regular drivers.
Yea! It’s video in portrait mode.
People should have been driving far down the road and waving them down or putting flares out if they had them
Unbelievable that almost no one gets the hell out of their car and run away from the crash site while they still can.
The next truck speeding into the pile can pinch you and set your car on fire!
*_WHEN TRAPPED IN A PILE UP, ALWAYS DIRECTLY STEP OUT OF THE CAR AND RUN TO THE ROADSIDE!!_*
why did you cut the part when the fedex truck slams into the cars?
I'm pretty sure they cut it because the FedEx trucks ends up going over 3 cars. I could be wrong but I know that was the most horrific part
How do they just keep coming fast down the street while other lane is at a stand still
I used to live in Texas (Dallas Ft Worth area) . Those people can't drive on DRY roads let alone wet or icy roads.
Hope they put a sign on that highway now warning drivers to slow down over the blinding hill
Were you tault to brake at last second...
OMG!
Why didn’t they close the road 🥺😩
Because it's Texas and they generally hate any sort of government interference in their lives
In this case the roads needed to be closed, I totally agree, this could’ve been prevented, there should have been precautions, I only think about the lives that were lost 😠😢
Why were they not braking?
they were, the roads were icy so breaking didn’t help at all
Driving too fast, braking became useless. It takes 1300 to 1500 ft for a normal car to stop on ice at 50 mph. Big semi., at least 2500 ft or 1/2 a mile. We did a test or demonstration one winter with the state patrol, the results were frightening.
Not enough time plus road was covered in ice
Why did the video pause at 2:10?????????????
What a tragedy