HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A driver is dead after crashing into a trailer in a multi-vehicle collision in east Houston on Friday night, according to the Houston Police Department.
The incident happened at about 11:39 p.m. on Friday at the 610 East Loop at Lawndale Street.
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Police say the fatal crash involved two vehicles and a trailer.
The driver of the vehicle lost control at the curve and struck an HPD officer who was working traffic control for the Texas Department of Transportation, according to police.
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Officials say the officer was not injured in the crash.
The driver eventually crashed into the trailer of a TxDOT vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger was transported to the hospital and is expected to be OK.