A blinding sunset resulted in a multiple vehicle, chain reaction accident on Bangs Hill in Brownwood Tuesday evening, according to law enforcement officials.
Shortly after 5:00 p.m., four vehicles were involved in three chain reaction collisions. According to Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Martin Molotsky, the driver of a Ford pickup was traveling at an extremely slow speed up the westbound side of Bangs Hill, (1200 block of West US Hwy 67), because he was blinded by the sun. A Chevy pickup pulling a large barbeque pit on a trailer came up behind him and rear-ended him in a very minor accident, according to Molotsky. Shortly after this accident, a small crossover vehicle came upon the scene and swerved, barely scraping her vehicle’s front quarter panel and hub cap against the side of the trailer that the Chevy pickup was pulling causing minor damage.
The driver of the Chevy stated that he decided to return to his pickup and as he sat waiting for law enforcement, a black Ford pickup came from behind and hit the trailer, driving up onto the trailer causing major damage to both his vehicle and the truck and trailer. The black Ford came to a stop entangled on the trailer and the bed of the Chevy pickup, pictured above.
The driver of the Chevy, a Texas State Guard member who works at Camp Bowie stated that he had just taken the barbeque pit to work to help cook their Thanksgiving meal earlier in the day and was on his way home when the accident occurred.
Although there was significant damage to the two pickups and the barbeque pit, there were no injuries to any of the occupants of the four vehicles involved according to emergency responders on scene. Officials said that the glaring sun was the cause of all of the accidents.
Brownwood Fire Department, Brown County Sheriff’s Office, and Texas DPS responded to the scene of the accident.
Above and below are photos of the accident scene.
The small cross over had minimal damage to its wheel and trim.
