HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A man is dead after authorities said he and a group of men were repaving a section of Monmouth just before 10 a.m. Thursday, when a tire flew off an 18-wheeler and hit the man, killing him.
According to the Harris County Sheriff's office, the incident happened in the 100 block of Monmouth Street. Deputies said an 18-wheeler was traveling westbound on the East Freeway, while the victim, identified as Jose Bonilla, and other crewmen were repaving the northbound lane of Monmouth.
The big rig at one point lost its wheels while traveling; the wheel fell from the main lanes, hit William Burns, another crew member, before hitting the paving machine, and then hit Bonilla. A third crewman, Israel Medellin, was also hit. The wheel then redirected to the northeast, where it hit an unoccupied Chevrolet Tahoe.
Medellin suffered serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital. Authorities said Bonilla died at the scene.
The case remains under investigation.
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