Posts Tagged ‘crash’

Deputies say speed to blame for fatal motorcycle accident on FM 1485

A motorcyclist was killed last night and the driver of a car was injured after a crash on FM 1485. Deputies say the motorcycle was traveling too fast on a curve on FM 1485 and traveled into oncoming traffic. The motorcycle struck a car, killing the motorcyclist instantly. A lady driving the car was trapped inside her vehicle and had to be extracted by emergency services who then took her to the hospital where her condition was listed as stable. Channel 13’s story is here.

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Minivan hits motorcycle on Highway 99 in Katy near Mason Road

A man riding a Yamaha motorcycle was seriously injured last night in an accident on Highway 99 near Mason Road in the Katy area at around 9:00pm. The accident happened when a minivan failed to yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic and struck the motorcycle. The motorcyclist, identified as a 29-year old man, slid along the road and crashed into a median. He was taken via life flight helicopter and listed as in serious but stable condition. Channel 13 News’ story is here.

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METRO bus accident on North Freeway may have involved drunk driver

Sunday February 19, 2012: five people were hospitalized after a crash involving a METRO bus on the North Freeeway. According to officials there was an initial collision around noon between a car and a truck; the car spun around and hit the METRO bus head-on. The truck veered off the freeway where it went into the parking lot of Northline Mall and struck several other vehicles. One witness who was in a van struck by the out of control truck, Kasandra Loera, reported seeing beer in the pickup truck. One bus passenger, two people in the car and two others were taken to hospital to be treated for injuries. The driver of the truck is being investigated for possible DWI. Channel 2’s coverage of the METRO bus accident is here. Channel 2’s story identifies the truck involved as a Dodge pickup and the car that spun out and collided with the bus as a Honda Accord. Channel 13’s coverage of the crash is here.