Recent News for Accidents in Houston

An 18-wheeler overturned on the Southwest Freeway near Bissonnet Street this morning. The accident occurred early this morning, at about 5 a.m., near where the Southwest Freeway intersects with Bissonnet Street and the Sam Houston Tollway. Police say that the crash occurred when the 18-wheeler’s trailer began rising, striking a…

One person has been killed in a motorcycle crash on the Eastex Freeway. The accident occurred Saturday afternoon on the southbound lanes of the Eastex Freeway, near Hopper Road, on the northeast side of Houston. Officials state that at the time of the crash, a man was driving a motorcycle…

The global energy market is experiencing strain following an explosion at the Freeport LNG plant in Texas. Texas natural gas production facility. The explosion occurred on Wednesday morning, at the Texas natural gas production facility, at about 11:40 a.m. The circumstances leading up to the plant explosion are still being…

A teen girl has been pronounced dead following a car crash after her vehicle drove over the Brays Bridge guardrail and plunged into the bayou. Police state the accident occurred at 100 Broadway, on the east side of town, at about 1 p.m. Monday afternoon. Officials say that three teenagers…

A pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in northwest Houston this morning. Police state that the incident occurred this morning, at around 7:15 a.m., at a busy intersection in northwest Harris County. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez reported via Twitter that the incident occurred at 3200 West Greens…

A construction worker is dead following a workplace accident in East Houston. The accident occurred on a construction site near Normandy Street and the East Freeway on Tuesday morning, at about 11 a.m. Police say that construction workers were using a trenching machine to dig a hole the time of…

After several hours of closures, the inbound lanes of the Westpark Toll Road are open again following an incident involving an overturned 18-wheeler. The 18-wheeler was driving eastbound when it overturned near the Mason Road exit at about 4:45 p.m. The Community Fire Department reported that at least five more…

Two Houston police officers have been injured following a crash caused by a drunk driver. The incident occurred Saturday night, in southeast Houston, at 10 p.m. According to officials, the officers’ vehicle was stopped in the eastbound lanes of Almeda Genoa Road, blocking traffic as energy crews worked to fix…

A multi-vehicle crash involving two 18-wheelers in Texas City. The crash occurred yesterday morning, at the 2900 block of the Gulf Freeway at FM 1765 in Texas City. Police state that the accident occurred at about 10 a.m. yesterday morning. They are still working to uncover what led to the…

A person has been hospitalized after crashing into a fire truck that was blocking another crash on the southeast side of Houston. The accident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, on the Gulf Freeway near Conklin Lane. Officials say that the crash occurred when a grey Dodge Charger collided…