Anna Caplan
Police said they became forced to close lanes in both directions near Almeda and 288 on the city’s south side for hours this morning after a fatal three-vehicle wreck.
Videos by Rare
RELATED: You can probably guess what happened when a car speeding 100mph hit the back of another
The incident reportedly occurred around 6:00 a.m. when a Volvo allegedly crossed the median, swerving into an oncoming 18-wheeler near the 1400 block of Almeda at Reed Road.
Witnesses said the big rig, trying to avoid the oncoming car, hit a Toyota Tacoma truck before ending up in a ditch.
Fatal accident on Almeda Road just south of Reid Road. pic.twitter.com/N0RCxNJiab
— Jeff Ehling (@JeffEhlingABC13) February 8, 2018
The driver of the Volvo reportedly died at the scene, and the big-rig driver received a transport to Memorial Hermann with minor injuries.
Investigators said the Tacoma driver walked away from the incident uninjured, but went to a private doctor for an evaluation.
“It’s a real bad scene,” Houston Police Department Lt. Paul George said in an interview with the Houston Chronicle.
RELATED: No charges to be filed in fatal Galveston Seawall accident
It is unknown why the driver of the Volvo crossed into oncoming traffic.
This is a developing story.
