One killed, another injured in three-car crash

The Texas Department of Safety is investigating a deadly crash in Mont Belvieu Sunday morning.

MONT BELVIEU, Texas – The Texas Department of Safety is investigating a deadly crash in Mont Belvieu Sunday morning.

Police say a passenger in a pickup truck was killed while they were helping another driver with a flat tire on Interstate 10 near Needlepoint Road.

According to police, the pickup pulled over in front of the vehicle in the right-hand side of the breakdown lane.

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As the passenger was helping the driver with a flat tire, a Dodge Charger traveling in the same direction veered onto the shoulder and crashed into them.

Police say the pickup's passenger was killed and another person was taken to the hospital by Lifeflight.

The eastbound lanes of I-10 were shut down for several hours during an investigation Sunday morning.