Two Killed in Houston Two-Vehicle Crash on Eastex Freeway near George Bush Intercontinental Airport

2 Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on Eastex Freeway in Houston

Houston, Texas – Two people were killed Thursday morning in a wrong-way crash in Houston, according to the police.

The fatal crash happened just after 4:00 a.m., April 11, at the US-59 Eastex Freeway near George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Police said a woman was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of the freeway when she crashed head-on into another car in the far left lane.

The woman, who is between 20 and 24 years old, was taken to the hospital where she later died. The other driver, a 22-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not been released.

Officers said the woman might have been intoxicated at the time of the crash.

The crash closed all northbound lanes of the Eastex Freeway near Rankin Road, just north of the Sam Houston Tollway.

The police are investigating the crash.

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