Cross Plains man dies in Callahan County crash Tuesday

A 58-year-old Cross Plains man was killed Tuesday in a crash in Callahan County, 17 miles southeast of Abilene.

According to a Texas Department of Public Safety news release, Narendrakumar Bhikhabh Bhakta was in a 2012 Hyundai Elantra traveling east on State Highway 36 around 4:50 p.m. when the vehicle hydroplaned.

The car crossed into the oncoming lane, where Gilberto Cruz Arredondo, 61, of Uvalde was driving west in a 2015 Freightliner towing a trailer, DPS said. Bhakta’s vehicle struck the Freightliner on the right front side, DPS said.

Bhakta was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to Abilene Professional Services.

Arredondo was treated and released. 

Both men were wearing seat belts, DPS stated.

At the time of the crash, there was rain and standing water on the road, DPS stated, and the incident is under investigation.

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