Two Lamesa residents were killed in a crash north of Midland over the weekend, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Troopers were called to the crash around 2:03 p.m. Sunday on Highway 349, about 18 miles north of Midland.
Officials say the driver of a semi-truck had stopped on Highway 349 to yield to an emergency vehicle that was blocking the roadway.
The driver of a Chevrolet Silverado then collided with the back end of the semi-truck, according to the report.
The driver of the Chevrolet, Roger King, as well as a passenger, Wendy Caban, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, DPS officials confirm.
Here is a look at the fatal crashes reported so far in 2019.
