Three people were killed and two others were hospitalized after a wrong-way driver caused a series of crashes early Tuesday on State Highway 121 in Fort Worth, according to police.
Fort Worth officers responded around 1:20 a.m. to a crash reported near Airport Freeway and North Riverside Drive.
Investigators said a Jeep carrying one adult driver was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 121 when it first struck a vehicle carrying three occupants.
Police said evidence collected at the scene indicates the three people attempted to move out of the way but were still struck on the rear driver’s side of their vehicle. Police said none of those crash victims suffered major injuries.
The Jeep continued traveling the wrong way before colliding head-on with a four-door sedan carrying four people, including three adults and one child.
The driver of the Jeep was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Two people inside the sedan, an adult woman in the front passenger seat and an adult woman riding in the rear seat, also died at the scene.
A Fort Worth police crash investigator takes pictures of debris strewn across the freeway.
The sedan’s driver, an adult man, and a child passenger believed to be between 10 and 11 years old were transported to local hospitals. Police said both are expected to survive.
The Fort Worth Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating the crash and continues to gather information.
Authorities have not released the identities of those who died. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine and release the names pending notification of family members.
Police are asking anyone who may have video footage or additional information about the crash to contact the Fort Worth Police Department at 817-392-4222.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.