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

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Sunday, April 30, 2023
2 kids hospitalized after fatal wrong-way crash on US 59, police say
Two children are among three people who were hospitalized after a fatal wrong-way crash on the Southwest Freeway Sunday morning, 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.

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.

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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