From staff reports
A tanker that allegedly ran a red light in Friendswood damaged four other vehicles and sent seven people to the hospital, including four children, Friendswood police said Tuesday.
At about 1 p.m. on Saturday, a 10-wheel tanker truck was traveling westbound on FM 528 at Moore Road when it ran a red light and struck a Suburban that was turning eastbound onto FM 528, police said.
The truck then collided with a Dodge pickup truck headed eastbound on FM 528. A Toyota passenger car and a Toyota pickup truck were also involved in the accident, as a result of the impact of the Dodge and tanker collision.
Although no injuries were reported to be life-threatening, four children and three adults were sent to the hospital. The driver of the tanker truck is charged with running the red light, police said.
