Crime & Safety

2 Killed In One-Car Crash On Eastex Freeway

Two were killed and one severely injured when the car they were riding in crashed into a concrete wall on the Eastex Freeway on Tuesday

HUMBLE, TX β€” A one-car crash on the Eastex Freeway Tuesday afternoon critically injured one person, and took the lives of two others.

The accident happened in the HOV lane on northbound Interstate 69 and Townsen Blvd.

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Officials said a Volkswagen Beetle traveling northbound in the HOV lane and hit the concrete wall, nearly going over the overpass at Townsen Blvd.

One of the passengers died at the scene, while another died at an area hospital.

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The other passenger is believed to be in critical condition.

Investigators have not said what caused the accident.

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