Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred in the 1500 block of Brittmoore Road in Houston, Texas.
What Happened: A passenger vehicle allegedly pulled into the path of a tractor-trailer, resulting in both vehicles hitting another car after the first collision.
Participants:
- Passenger vehicle driver
- Tractor-trailer driver
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Female passenger vehicle driver, killed
Details:
On or about Monday, October 12th, 2020, around 5:30 in the evening a collision between an 18-wheeler and a car left a woman dead. The accident happened in the 1500 block of Brittmoore Road in Houston, Texas.
Harris County representatives said that an as-of-yet unidentified woman was killed when the car she was in allegedly pulled into the path of a tractor-trailer on Brittmoore Road. After the initial collision, the car and the 18-wheeler struck another car before the truck veered off the road where it hit a utility pole. A woman in the car was pronounced dead of her injuries.
Authorities closed both directions of Brittmoore to investigate the accident.
A glance at Google Maps shows the scene of the accident about a block west of Beltway 8 in the western part of the city.
Houston Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.