The Texas Department of Public Safety reported a deadly crash on US Highway 54 Friday morning in Hartley County.
DPS said two semi tractor-trailers crashed about 30 miles south of Dalhart – killing one person. The name of the victim was not immediately released.
One semi-trailer hauled aerosol cans of cooking spray which caught fire after the crash. The other semi-trailer was hauling ham hocks.
A portion of Highway 54 was closed for about 12 hours.
(MyHighPlains.com contributed to this report)