The incident happened Tuesday in the 300 block of W. Gulf Bank. According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, a woman, identified as Angie Valdez, was speeding down the road in a maroon Cadillac. Authorities say Valdez lost control of the Cadillac, started to spin and veered into oncoming traffic.
A Lincoln traveling the other direction then collided with the Cadillac, and the wreckage burst into flames.
Valdez was injured and taken to a hospital, authorities say. The man driving the Lincoln and a woman passenger both suffered life-threatening injuries. The woman died at the hospital.
The accident remains under investigation.