Teenage sisters critically injured after failing to yield for tanker truck

Two teenage sisters were seriously injured after failing to yield to a semi truck in Texas on Tuesday morning. 

The accident happened on April 15th at about 7:25 a.m. at the intersection of FM 365 and Labelle Road in Beaumont, Texas. 

According to 12 News Now, a Chevy pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old girl failed to yield after stopping at a stop sign on Labelle Road. The car pulled in front of an eastbound Peterbilt and was struck by the oncoming rig. 

The 16-year-old and 13-year-old teenage sisters were taken to a nearby hospital with life threatening injuries. The 31-year-old truck driver was also transported to the hospital. His injuries were described as not life threatening. 

No further information on the crash has been released.