CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) -- Two people are dead and three injured in a devastating midday wreck on Highway 249, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
The accident happened in the Cypress area on Highway 249 near Grant Road around noon. Deputies say a Honda Civic left the feeder road and struck a stopped Honda Odyssey minivan, flipping both vehicles in a violent crash.
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Authorities at the scene originally said both drivers died, but deputies have now corrected that information. The victims who died at the scene were passengers, one of whom was a 19-year-old woman.
Two adults and a child were taken to area hospitals, some by Life Flight.
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Two adults are listed in critical condition. An 18-month-old baby is expected to survive. No other information on the victims was immediately available.
Investigators believe speed was involved but not alcohol.