2 children among 3 hospitalized after fatal wrong-way crash on US-59 in Sugar Land, police say

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- Two people were killed after a wrong-way driver crashed into another vehicle on the Southwest Freeway Sunday morning, according to police.

The wreck happened on the southbound lanes of US-59 in Sugar Land.

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Officers said a Toyota pickup was going in the wrong direction when it crashed into a Chevy pickup at about 4 a.m.

Both people in the wrong-way vehicle were killed, according to investigators.
Police said both men who died were in their late teens or early 20s.

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Two children believed to be 12 to 15 years old, and one adult man were transported to the hospital and are expected to survive, according to police.



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