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Woman dies after crash in south Houston, 2 others hospitalized

Driver killed, 2 others hospitalized after crash on South Freeway (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – A woman died Monday night after she was trapped inside her car on the city’s south side.

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It happened around 11 p.m. when Houston police said they were called to a two-vehicle crash on the South Freeway of Hwy 288 near W Bellfort Ave.

Responding officers as well as Houston firefighters said they found two vehicles crashed into a traffic signal, with a White SUV on top of a sedan.

Driver killed, 2 others hospitalized after crash on South Freeway (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Authorities say there were two people, described only as women, inside the SUV, one of whom was trapped inside. After the extrication, the unidentified and her passenger were sent to the hospital. Tragically, investigators say the driver died from her injuries.

In the other vehicle, was a man who was rushed to the hospital in serious condition.

It’s unclear how the crash happened, so it’s unclear who was at fault but authorities are still investigating.


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Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

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