Pikeville, Tenn., woman, 4 others die in wreck
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas – A Pikeville, Tenn., woman was driving a truck towing a U-Haul trailer on Interstate 30, about 100 miles east of Dallas on Friday morning, according to The News-Gazzette.
Wanda Gebhart, 64, of Pikeville, Tenn., was at the wheel when the truck and trailer rolled over, causing a five-vehicle collision, the newspaper reported.
Gebhart and four others – a mother and three children, ages 2 to 9 – were killed in the crash, according to the Associated Press. The mother, Jessica Brokish, and children were from Savoy, Ill. Brokish’s husband was driving and suffered unspecified injuries.
Three other vehicles were caught in the chain-reaction.