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Fiery dump truck accident on Gulf Freeway at Dixie Farm Road

Channel 11 is reporting a traffic alert for a multi-vehicle accident on the southbound Gulf Freeway near Dixie Farm Road in Houston. All southbound lanes of the Gulf Freeway are blocked; the northbound lanes have all but ground to a halt because of rubbernecking. The crash happened just before 6:00 a.m.; one vehicle rolled in the crash, and Channel 11 reports its helicopter footage showed a dump truck behind a crushed vehicle that was on fire.

Houston Gulf Freeway dump truck accident fatality

Photo credit: Channel 2 News Houston

A report from Channel 13 posted just before 7:00 a.m. states law enforcement has confirmed one fatality from this wreck.

Dump truck accident Houston Gulf Freeway Dixie Farm Road

Photo credit: Channel 13 News Houston