Tyler, TX (September 16, 2024) – A fatal accident at Hwy 271 and FM 2015 left two women dead and a child critically injured on Saturday evening. At around 8:20 p.m., a pickup truck traveling south on FM 2015 collided with a minivan heading northeast on Hwy 271.
The two victims in the minivan, Tammy Gibney, 62, and Chelsea Askew, 39, both from Louisiana, died at the scene. An 11-year-old in the backseat was airlifted to Dallas Children’s Hospital in critical condition. The driver of the pickup was hospitalized, and charges are pending as the investigation continues.