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Video shows moment Texas overpass partially collapses after being struck by truck

A Texas driver caught a partial overpass collapse on video this week as he was driving underneath it. 

Leonel Vasquez and his brother were driving on Interstate 27 in Tulia, Texas, from his work in Amarillo when they saw a tractor-trailer hit the overpass, he told Storyful, FOX 4 reported. 

The tractor-trailer driver suffered minor injuries, FOX 4 reported. 

TWO INJURED AFTER MILITARY VEHICLE CRASHES OVER HIGHWAY RETAINING WALL, PLUNGES 30 FEET ONTO ROAD BELOW

A Texas driver caught a partial overpass collapse on video this week as he was driving underneath it.  (Leonel Vasquez via Storyful)

No other injuries were reported. 

The overpass before the collapse

The overpass before the collapse. (Leonel Vasquez via Storyful)

The tractor-trailer was hauling a crane when it hit the overpass, Sgt. Adrian Briseno with the Texas Department of Public Safety said, according to KHOU-TV. 

The overpass remains closed. 

The overpass after the collapse

The overpass after the collapse.  (Leonel Vasquez via Storyful)

Tulia is around 50 miles south of Amarillo. 

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