Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Two die in weekend car accident

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD)- Two people are dead following an accident in north Lubbock over the weekend.

Police say that 53-year-old Virginia Lepe made a U- turn in the 2300 block of Clovis Road around 1 a.m. Sunday.

That is when her car was struck by a second car, Lepe and her passenger, 67-year-old Antonio Loredo were taken to University Medical Center where they later died.

The driver of the second car, 33-year-old Josephine Hernandez suffered moderate injuries.

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Virginia Sinkhole Swallows Car

Talk about stuck between a rock and a hard place. A Virginia driver found herself sucked into a sinkhole Monday morning. It happened just off U.S. Highway 29 North - that's southwest of Lynchburg.

CBS 6 viewer Leonard Harville captured these images of the car and the Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue team in action.

Harville says the driver was stuck inside her green mini-van until crews arrived her injures are not believed to be life-threatening.

He says the ditch was approximately 20 feet deep and had washed the roadway out and other drivers had complained about the potential problem.


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