Two people were killed after a fiery crash in Northwest Houston. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – Two people were killed after a fiery crash in Northwest Houston.
Police said the driver was speeding on the Northwest Freeway frontage road and Hewitt Drive at about 1:30 p.m.
They said the driver lost control, hit a barricade on the entrance ramp and the car caught fire.
The driver and a passenger died at the scene.
Their identities had not been released.
Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.
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