Two Arlington residents killed, two critically injured in crash involving tractor in Hill County

Two Arlington residents were killed and two other people were critically injured Saturday night in a five-vehicle chain-reaction crash on State Highway 171, state authorities said.Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers responded at approximately 8:30 p.m. to the multi-vehicle wreck near County Road 4223, north of Hillsboro.According to investigators, a farm tractor towing equipment was traveling northbound with its lights flashing when a northbound Ford Fiesta passed a pickup truck, re-entered the right lane, and struck the farm equipment, causing it to detach into the road.Shortly after the initial collision, a southbound Chevrolet Traverse and a southbound Ford F-150 crashed into objects in the roadway. The driver and passenger of the F-150, along with a passenger from the Traverse, exited their vehicles and were standing in the roadway when an oncoming vehicle struck them.Katherine Barton, 39, of Arlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been notified, and the investigation remains active.

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