Overview
- Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, a vehicle on the Northwest Freeway feeder near the 11900 block struck a protective barricade and caught fire, according to officials.
- The Houston Fire Department confirmed two people were found dead inside the burned vehicle, and investigators cited high speed and a failure to maintain a lane.
- In a separate crash on the 4900 block of the Eastex Freeway at the I-610 westbound entrance ramp, a single vehicle rolled down an embankment, killing one person and critically injuring three, HPD said.
- HPD’s Vehicular Crimes Division is investigating both incidents to determine causes, and no victim identifications have been released.
- Initial reports from the Northwest Freeway scene listed at least one fatality, which was later updated to two after agency confirmations due to fire damage complicating immediate identification.