FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Three people were killed in a deadly crash on US-90 on Sunday morning, with multiple other people rushed to the hospital for injuries, Fort Bend County officials said.
According to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on US-90A between Harlem Road and Pitts Road at about 9 a.m.
Officials said an SUV was driving eastbound with five people inside when a truck traveling westbound went through the median, lost control, and hit the SUV head-on. The truck rolled over and caught on fire, according to authorities.
According to officials, three people inside the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene, including a 19-year-old man, a 22-year-old woman, and a 44-year-old woman. The 20-year old driver of the truck and two children inside the SUV were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries, authorities added.
The two children who were hospitalized are a 4-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, an officer said.
Investigators said they are working to determine if alcohol was a factor for the driver of the truck.
The sheriff’s office said they believe the family was on their way to church when the accident occurred based on the clothing they were wearing.
The investigation is ongoing, according to FBCSO.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.