Two Maxwell Community Volunteer Fire Department firefighters were killed in a major collision near Lockhart.
Johnathon Coco, 25, and Hunter Coco, 21, died in a traffic accident while returning from a wildfire on Texas Highway 20 outside of Lockhart at approximately 1:48 p.m. on Monday, according to the Maxwell Community Volunteer Fire Department.
The City of Lockhart said the Lockhart police and fire departments responded to a two-vehicle collision on State Park Road/F.M. 20 and San Jacinto Street. Officials said preliminary reports show a woman driving southbound on San Jacinto Street was struck by a Maxwell Community Volunteer Fire Department brush truck as she turned into State Park Road. The brush truck rolled over, killing both firefighters, officials said. The woman in the other vehicle sustained minor injuries.
