VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — A teenager is dead and three more sustained serious injuries following a crash in Van Zandt County.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, troopers responded to a fatal crash on Farm-to-Market Road 2339, just east of Edom.
The investigator's preliminary report indicates that the driver of a car was traveling east on FM 2339 down a slight grade. The driver lost control of the vehicle and traveled into the south ditch where the vehicle struck a culvert and began to roll. The male juvenile driver and two male juvenile passengers were taken to a local hospital and are in critical condition.
A 14-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was taken to a Van funeral home.
The crash remains under investigation.
