Houston, TX (6/21/2021) – A person was killed after a crash occurred on the Eastex Freeway Monday afternoon.
The accident happened at Hopper when a Toyota SUV slammed into the rear end of a pickup truck and crashed into the center wall.
A witness at the scene pulled the driver out of the vehicle and administered CPR but the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The highway was shut down for a while as crews investigated the scene, but was reopened by 2 p.m.
Crash investigators will review all factors that may have led up to the accident and police reports will be made available in fourteen days.
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Source: ABC 13
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