A woman was killed and another person was seriously injured Friday in a Parmer County wreck, according to car accident reports.

Bessy E. Lainez, 33, of Fort Worth, died at the scene of the crash Friday morning on U.S. 60 near Bovina, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported Monday. A passenger in her vehicle also suffered serious injuries, according to authorities.

Car accident reports state Lainez at about 9:45 a.m. Friday was stopped on FM 1381 at the intersection with U.S. 60. As she was turning onto the highway’s eastbound lanes, her pickup truck was struck by a semi-tractor trailer, troopers reported.

The force of the crash propelled Lainez’ vehicle across the westbound lanes of U.S. 60 and it came to a rest on FM 1381, authorities said. The semi stopped in the highway’s median.

Lainez was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Her passenger, Vincente Oropreza-Diaz, 33, of Fort Worth, was transported via ambulance to Parmer County Community Hospital for treatment of injuries described by authorities as serious.

The semi’s driver, whom car accident reports did not identify, was not injured in the incident. Authorities worked at the scene for multiple hours after the wreck.

No charges or citations have been announced by authorities, and it is unclear whether factors such as speed or inattentive driving are thought to have contributed. The crash remains under investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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