DPS investigating fatal tractor-trailer collision near Mercedes
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A 25-year-old Harlingen woman died early Tuesday morning after colliding with a tractor-trailer south of Mercedes, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The crash happened shortly after 7 a.m. on Military Road and FM 491.
According to a DPS news release, a Mazda 3 driven by Brianna Marie Chavez failed to yield the right of way at an intersection and collided with a red Kenworth Truck Tractor.
Chavez died at the scene.
DPS troopers are investigating the crash.