Gregg County, TX — October 14, 2025, Zuo Kpogba was killed in a multi-vehicle accident at about 9:30 a.m. on westbound Interstate 20.
Authorities said a box van became disabled after rear-ending a semi-truck, then it was hit by a second semi-truck. That impact forced the van to crash into the side of a Forney Independent School District bus.
Van driver Zuo Mac Kpogba, 42, of Euless was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, according to authorities.
The other drivers were not injured, nor were any passengers on the bus, authorities said.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the Gregg County crash at this time. The accident is still under investigation.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When people read about a crash involving a school bus, an 18-wheeler, and multiple other vehicles, they naturally want to know: How did something like this happen? It’s one thing for two vehicles to collide, but when a van rear-ends one semi, then gets hit by another and pushed into a school bus, that raises more questions than it answers.
The reports say that the van rear-ended the first 18-wheeler, became disabled and was then struck by a second semi-truck. But that’s where the clarity ends. What caused the van to crash into the semi in the first place? Did the truck stop suddenly or unexpectedly? Was the van following too closely, or was there some kind of mechanical failure? None of that’s been explained yet, and each possibility leads the investigation in a different direction.
And then there’s the second impact. Once the van was disabled, was it sitting in the travel lane or had it moved to the shoulder? How much time passed before the second semi hit it? Depending on those facts, the second truck driver’s role could be very different. If the van was clearly visible and stationary for several seconds or more, that raises serious questions about what the second truck driver was doing in those critical moments. Was he distracted? Fatigued? Those are questions only an investigation into cell phone records, dash cam footage and the truck’s engine control module data can answer.
This is exactly the kind of multi-vehicle crash where everyone’s first instinct is to point fingers, but real accountability only comes through evidence. I’ve worked on plenty of cases where the truth didn’t become clear until we pulled the black box data from the trucks or found out what the company’s training and supervision policies looked like behind the scenes. In fact, I handled a case where a truck driver caused a fatal crash just weeks after being hired, by a company that never should’ve put him behind the wheel to begin with. Turns out their “evaluation” process was so flimsy that even an obviously unqualified driver could pass.
That kind of behind-the-scenes failure won’t show up in a crash report. You have to dig for it.
Right now, the public has almost no information about the decisions and conditions that led to this wreck. But just because that information hasn’t been released doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. The key is to investigate each vehicle’s role thoroughly, especially the commercial ones, using every tool available: logbooks, in-cab cameras, brake inspection records and more. That’s the only way to move beyond speculation and find out who actually bears responsibility.
Key Takeaways:
- It’s unclear why the van initially rear-ended the first semi-truck. Answers could range from driver error to a sudden stop by the truck.
- Investigators need to determine whether the second semi had enough time and space to avoid hitting the disabled van.
- Critical evidence like dash cam footage, ECM data and cell phone records can clarify what each driver was doing in the moments leading up to the crash.
- Trucking company hiring and training practices may also come under scrutiny, depending on what the evidence shows.
- Real accountability requires more than just police reports. It depends on uncovering what happened behind the scenes.
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