One Killed in NE Houston Big Rig Crash on McCarty Street at Portwall Street

Houston, Texas (December 5, 2023) – One person was killed Tuesday morning in a big rig crash in northeast Houston, according to the police.

The deadly accident happened around 6:40 a.m., in the 200 block of McCarty Street at Portwall Street, near the I-610 North Loop.

Police said a pickup truck crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler cab. The cab was not attached to a trailer.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s identity has not been released.

The crash closed both directions of McCarty Street and motorists were urged to use Wallisville Road as an alternate route.

The crash remains under investigation.

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