Two Persons Injured in Auto Accident between Propane Delivery Truck & Sedan on South Veterans Blvd. in Eagle Pass, TX
By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017
Two persons were injured in an automobile accident between an Amerigas Company Propane Gas delivery truck and a four door sedan automobile at approximately 12 P.M. on South Veterans Blvd. on Monday, April 10, 2017, in Eagle Pass, Texas.
The driver of the four door sedan, Santos Quisma, age 29, was seriously injured and pinned inside the automobile, requiring the Eagle Pass Fire Department to use the jaws of life to rescue him. The driver of the propane delivery truck sustained minor injuries. Both persons were transported to the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center for medical treatment. The driver of the sedan had to be airlifted to a San Antonio, Texas medical center due to his serious injuries.
The auto accident caused law enforcement and emergency rescue agencies to close down South Veterans Blvd. for approximately four hours because the Amerigas Company Propane Gas delivery truck was filled at the time of the accident and presented a potential danger that it might ignite and explode, possibly injuring many persons living, working, or studying nearby. Law enforcement, emergency rescue, and company officials worked feverishly to transfer the propane gas from the truck involved in the accident into another truck to avoid a larger catastrophe.
Local businesses such as IBC Bank, Riojas Funeral Home, Language Development Center School, La Cantera Realty, and the Eagle Pass Independent School District Maintenance Center were within a quarter of a mile of the accident site. Fortunately, the propane gas was safely transferred to another delivery truck without incident.
Eagle Passans have reason to be concerned with and fear propane-filled trucks involved in accidents as in the 1970’s a loaded 18 Wheeler Propane Truck lost control and slid on the Main Street pavement igniting and causing a loud and deadly blast that killed over 10 persons and injured many others, one of the deadliest accidents in the history of Eagle Pass, Texas.
The Eagle Pass Police Department, Eagle Pass Fire Department and EMS, Eagle Pass Independent School District, Maverick County Sheriff’s Department, and Texas Department of Public Safety participated in the investigation and rescue operations of this potentially deadly accident.
