HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One driver was killed in a crash involving a pickup truck and the cab of an 18-wheeler in northeast Houston on Tuesday, according to police.
The Houston Police Department said the crash happened in the 200 block of McCarty Street at Portwall Street, near the I-610 North Loop, at about 6:40 a.m.
Vehicle crimes investigators are en route to a fatal crash in the 200 block of McCarty St. at Portwall St. about 6:40 am.Preliminary info is one person is deceased in a crash involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck. Please avoid the area.#hounews #houtraffic
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) December 5, 2023
SkyEye flew over the scene, where it appeared a pickup truck had slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler cab. The cab was not attached to a trailer.
According to HPD, a white tractor-trailer truck was stopped in the southbound lanes of McCarty with its left turn signal on to turn onto Portwall Street when a blue Ford F-150 hit the back of it.
The Ford then caught fire and was extinguished by a passerby, police said.
Investigators said the Ford driver was transported to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, where he died.
Police said the 29-year-old man driving the tractor-trailer was not injured and was questioned and released.
McCarty Street was closed in both directions as officials investigated the crash.
