Susana Longoria, 31, Kiara Barker, 23, Jasmine Jones, 21, and Chase Mapes died, three more critically injured following a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, Texas

A police spokesperson speaking at the crash scene said it started as a minor accident between two cars headed north on I-35 between Berry and Felix. The drivers pulled over on the left shoulder and another driver stopped to help and partially blocked the lane. An 18-wheeler then collided with the stopped vehicles and a second 18-wheeler hit the first, said the spokesman, Officer Daniel Segura.

Police have not yet released the identities of the deceased or injured.

Three people died at the scene. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office identified them as 31-year-old Susana Longoria, 23-year-old Kiara Barker, and Chase Mapes. The fourth person, 21-year-old Jasmine Jones, died at the hospital.

Fort Worth police told KXAS Thursday that a black Chrysler 200 was headed northbound on I-35W when the car started to spin and veered to the left, crashing into the median about 9 p.m.

His daughter Kiara Barker, 23, is among four people killed in the horrifying chain-reaction crash along Northbound I-35 near Berry Street in Fort Worth.