2 Killed and 8 Injured in Baytown Boating Accident

Baytown, Texas (June 24, 2019) – Two people were killed and eight others were injured Sunday evening in a two-boat collision near Baytown, according to the deputies.

The collision took place on Sunday, June 23, near the Hugo Park Road boat ramp in the Old and Lost River and Cross Bayou area.

According to a preliminary investigation, a large wake boat type vessel hit a bass boat. Both boats were carrying a total of 10 people.

Two people were killed in the collision.        

Eight other people were injured in the collision. Two of them were flown to a hospital with injuries ranging from critical to non-life threatening.

An investigation is underway.