Steering wheel comes off before crash on South Loop

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A pickup driver got away with only minor injuries after losing control of his vehicle because the steering wheel came off.

The driver crashed into a guardrail on the South 610 Loop near the Crestmont/Mykawa exit late Wednesday night.

Firefighters had to pull the driver from the passenger side after the crash. The male driver was taken to a hospital for observation.

It is not clear what caused the steering wheel to come off. There were no other vehicles involved in the crash.

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