UPDATE: 2 people killed in Fort Bend County crash have been identified

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office has released the names of a mother and daughter killed Friday when they were ejected during a crash. 

They are identified as 47-year old Xiurong Lu and 23-year-old Shanru Xian. They sheriff's office said the women were from Houston.

The crash forced southbound lanes of FM 359 to be shut down near the Plantation Place neighborhood in Pecan Grove. The northbound lanes remained open.

Officials said two other people were taken to area hospitals.

It is not clear what caused the crash.

Sky 2 video showed two vehicles, a white SUV and a white car, crashed near a sign for Plantation Furniture.

Authorities are advising motorists to avoid the area and recommending people who have children in the vehicle to use alternate routes.