Overview
- One person died and three others were hospitalized in critical condition after a rollover off the I-610 West entry ramp from the 4900 block of the Eastex Freeway around 2 a.m., according to Houston police.
- In that crash, investigators say the vehicle carrying four occupants veered off the ramp, went down a grassy embankment, and may have rolled multiple times.
- Separately around 1:30 a.m., at least one person was killed when a vehicle struck a barricade between the service road and entrance ramp on Highway 290 near 43rd Street.
- The Houston Fire Department said the Highway 290 vehicle was completely burned, and police had not determined whether anyone else was inside.
- Houston police and fire officials say both investigations remain active, and no victim identities or contributing factors have been released.