Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 45 in Montgomery County, Texas.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly struck the back of an SUV and a pickup truck, pushing one of the vehicles into another nearby SUV.
Participants:
- Driver of Toyota 4Runner
- Driver of pickup truck
- Driver of Ford Escape
- Driver of tractor-traile
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of Toyota 4Runner, injured
- Driver of pickup truck, injured
- Driver of tractor-trailer, injured
Details:
On or about Monday, November 15th, 2021, around 6:30 in the evening, a major accident between a pickup truck, two SUVs and a tractor-trailer left three people injured. Troopers from the Department of Public Safety said the accident was reported along the northbound side of Interstate 45 in Montgomery County, Texas.
Officials from the Texas DPS said three as-of-yet unidentified individuals were injured when a tractor-trailer allegedly slammed into the back of an SUV and a pickup truck, and an SUV in the oncoming lanes of I-45. Paramedics transported the driver of the first SUV, and the driver of the pickup truck to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries after the incident.
According to Google Maps, Interstate 45 runs north and south through Montgomery County, which is about 41 miles north of downtown Houston.
Authorities are still investigating the incident.