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Pickup Truck Splits In Half After Flying Over Creek In Hurst

HURST, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - One man has been critically hurt after a pickup truck lost control, left the roadway and flew over a creek - splitting the truck in half.

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It happened around 4:30 this afternoon on Highway 10 in Hurst not far from Precinct Line Road.

According to police, the pickup was going westbound on Highway 10 when it lost control.

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Police said as it landed, it split apart.

Firefighters had to work to extract the victim from the vehicle.

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(credit: Tom Riehm/CBSDFW.com)

He was taken to JPS Hospital in Fort Worth in critical condition but is expected to survive.

No word yet what caused the crash.

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