Police said the 43-year-old driver of an 18-wheeler managed to escape seconds before the cab of the truck ignited into flames Monday afternoon on Interstate 37 near the McKinzie Lane exit.
About 1:45 p.m. Angel Porras, a Mexican national and an employee of a Mississippi-based trucking company, was traveling northbound on I-37 towards the Calallen area when another vehicle pulled in front of the truck, police said.
To avoid hitting the vehicle, Porras slammed on the truck’s brakes, which caused the truck to careen across three lanes of traffic before hitting a concrete barrier.