KENNEY, TX, (April 20, 2026) — A man was killed and another person injured Monday morning in a tractor-trailer crash in Austin County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Authorities said the crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. along Highway 36 between Brenham and Bellville at Loop 497 in the Kenney community. Investigators reported that a 2026 Freightliner truck-tractor pulling a utility trailer was traveling southbound when it lost control on a wet roadway.
The truck reportedly hydroplaned, crossed into the northbound lanes, and collided with a 2023 Ford F-350. The impact caused the utility trailer to detach and overturn onto the pickup truck.
The driver of the Ford F-350, identified as 68-year-old Curtis Allen Ford of Bellville, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Freightliner driver was transported to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Brenham for treatment of injuries.
DPS officials confirmed the investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
