Investigators said the trailer came loose from a car near the Bellaire exit on Beltway 8 around 10:30 p.m. Thursday

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Boat Trailer Triggers Chain-Reaction Wreck

2 In Serious Condition From Wreck

POSTED: 10:10 am CST March 12, 2004

HOUSTON -- A boat trailer triggered a chain-reaction accident that left two people hospitalized Friday, officials told News2Houston. Investigators said the trailer came loose from a car near the Bellaire exit on Beltway 8 around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.While the owners were trying to push the trailer off the freeway, a car hit the trailer and then the two people.Two other cars then struck the car that hauled the trailer.Four people were taken to the hospital. Two are listed in serious condition. The other two checked out OK, according to doctors. One of the drivers has a broken arm.

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