Multiple accidents cause delays and closures on a section of East Loop 820 in Tarrant County

TARRANT COUNTY – Several traffic delays occurred in Tarrant County following a series of accidents Wednesday morning.

Hit and run in Hurst

Hurst police said they were called to a crash shortly after 3 a.m. in the 400 block of northbound East Loop 820.

A dump truck was leaving a construction site when the truck’s roof struck a sign that overlooked the highway, causing the metal structure to collapse. The dump truck driver left the scene before police arrived.

About 30 minutes after the collapse, a motorcycle crashed into the fallen debris on the road. The motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital when paramedics arrived.

Since Wednesday morning, traffic has been backed up between exit 23 and exit 25.

Hit and run due to a stop sign in Fort Worth

At around 2 a.m., a second accident occurred, resulting in the closure of the ramp from East Loop 820 southbound to I-20 eastbound.

Fort Worth police report that a truck ignored a stop sign and struck a parked car. The driver of the pickup truck fled the scene before police arrived, so no one is in custody. There were no injuries.

Since Wednesday morning, traffic has been backed up from exit 443 to exit 442A.