HOUSTON – A multi-vehicle crash on the East Freeway Monday night claimed one woman’s life and sent three other drivers to a hospital.
It happened just after 9:15 p.m. when investigators say a white sedan rolled to a stop on the eastbound lanes of the East Freeway just before Waco when it became disabled.
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A driver in an SUV, Sgt. Dallas, with the Houston PD’s Vehicular Crimes Division, said, was able to stop behind the car, but an 18-wheeler was unable to and crashed into the SUV, causing a chain reaction crash.
The SUV driver, identified only as a woman, hit the disabled sedan before her vehicle swerved to the right shoulder and was hit by another car, and she was then pulled from her SUV, which then caught fire. She died at the scene.
Sgt. Dallas said all three other drivers were taken to a hospital and were last said to be in stable condition.
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No additional information was shared, as of this writing, but an investigation remains underway, and the roadway was blocked for several hours into Tuesday morning.