Beaumont, TX : A 26-year-old Kountze man was taken by medical helicopter to a Beaumont hospital following a wreck in Hardin County on May, Thursday, 25th 2017

A 26-year-old Kountze man was taken by medical helicopter to a Beaumont hospital early Thursday following a wreck in Hardin County.

The man was driving a 1997 Ford Explorer westbound on FM 420 at about 7 a.m. when he pulled out in front of a 2012 Ford pickup, according to information from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The truck was headed north on US 69 at the time and struck the SUV.

The driver of the truck, also from Kountze, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries that did not seem to be life-threatening, DPS said.

Following a two-hour closure, all northbound lanes of US 69 have re-opened.

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Kountze man seriously injured in wreck