Galveston school bus involved in wreck that killed bicyclist

A Galveston ISD bus has been involved in an accident that killed a bicyclist

  GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- A Galveston school bus loaded with students has been involved in a fatal wreck.

The accident happened at about 5pm on 53rd at Broadway. A spokesperson for Galveston ISD says the school bus was coming from Ball High School when it turned right onto Broadway and struck a bicyclist, who was killed.

The students were placed on another bus and taken to their destination. No students were injured.

Galveston police and Galveston ISD police are investigating the accident.

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Postal big rig involved in deadly accident

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A postal truck was involved in an accident that killed one person near a residential neighborhood in northwest Houston Friday.

The accident happened just before 4pm at 13100 Misty Willow at Misty Willow Place. The wreck involved a US Postal Service 18-wheeler and an SUV. One woman from the SUV died at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital. Another woman was injured and taken to an area hospital. The extent of her injuries are not known.

The driver of the big rig could be seen walking to an ambulance. He was transported in unknown condition.

Stay with ABC13 Eyewitness News for the latest on this developing story.

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Humble ISD school bus involved in accident

The Humble ISD school bus driver was transported to the hospital after losing control of the bus in northeast Harris County.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A school bus driver somehow lost control and overturned in northeast Harris County.

It happened around 8am on Atascocita road near Wilson. Deputies tell Eyewitness News no kids were on the Humble ISD bus at the time and the bus did not collide with any other vehicle.

According to Humble ISD, the bus driver had just dropped kids off at Fall Creek Elementary school and was en route to Pine Forest Elementary to take kids on a field trip. The driver for some reason lost control of the bus and ended up in a ditch.

The bus driver was taken to Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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METRO bus involved in multi-vehicle accident in NW Houston

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A METRO bus has been involved in a multi-vehicle accident in northwest Houston.

According to a METRO spokesperson, a bus driver heading southbound on Antoine near Hempstead Road failed to stop for some reason, bumping into the car in front of him. The impact caused a chain reaction.

Officials on the scene say 11 vehicles were involved. Preliminary numbers indicate at least nine people were taken to hospitals -- both passengers from the bus and drivers caught up in this crash. The bus driver was one of those transported to a hospital.

"I was just sitting in my car," recalled accident victim Mike Porter, who was uninjured in the wreck. "I was in the middle of it, so it was bam, bam."

Sgt. Jorge Roman with METRO Police said, "From the information I have, neck and back injuries to two people in private vehicles, and seven people from the bus."

People on stretchers were lining the median at the scene. Some were wearing neck braces.

The cause of this crash is still under investigation. It is not known why the bus driver failed to stop.

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School bus involved in head-on wreck in Huffman

  HUFFMAN, TX (KTRK) -- A school bus was involved in a head-on wreck in Huffman this afternoon.

It happened on FM 2100 at 1st Street. From SkyEye 13 HD, you could see the aftermath of the wreck, which shut down FM 2100. There were children on the bus. They've been removed and are being attended to by paramedics.

Three or four students were taken to the hospital as a precaution. The driver of the pickup truck was taken by Life Flight to the hospital. We're told he was alert and conscious with injuries that are believed to be non life-threatening.

We're gathering details and will have more on Eyewitness News and abc13.com as we learn more.

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Humble ISD bus involved in crash, 3 hospitalized

This Humble ISD bus was involved in an accident that injured at least three people Wednesday (KTRK Photo / Jesus Amaya)

  HUMBLE, TX (KTRK) -- Three people were hospitalized this morning after an Humble ISD school bus was involved in an accident.

It happened around 7am on Lockwood just north of Beltway 8.

A school bus loaded with 32 students was struck by another vehicle, officials said.

Both drivers were transported with unknown injuries.

According to investigators, only one of the 32 students was transported.

The conditions of the child and the two drivers were not released.

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79 vehicles on Highway 73 involved in wreck

  PORT ARTHUR, TX -- A southeast Texas highway has reopened after a chain-reaction wreck involving dozens of vehicles left nearly 80 motorists hurt, including four critical.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says the accident Thursday morning, during fog and smoky conditions, happened on Highway 73, about five miles west of Port Arthur.

Deputy Rod Carroll says smoke from recent nearby marsh fires contributed to the crashes around 5:45 a.m. Thursday. The highway reopened about five hours later.

Carroll told The Associated Press that 54 people were injured, with many treated for broken bones, abrasions and trauma. He says one of the four critically injured motorists suffered an apparent heart attack after the wreck.

The victims were transported to Port Arthur and Beaumont hospitals. Further details on their conditions were not immediately released.

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Officer responding to call involved in wreck

A Houston police officer walked away unscathed despite what that officer's patrol car looked like.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A police car collided with a van on the Northwest Freeway feeder road overnight.

The officer was responding to a call with his lights on when he went through the intersection at West 34th Street. He ran into the van. Neither the officer nor the van driver was hurt.

The van driver was ticketed because he did not have a driver's license or insurance. Accident investigators are still trying to determine who was at fault in the crash.

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Police cruiser involved in crash during chase

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Katy police are looking for the men who led them on a chase Tuesday afternoon that ended with an injured officer.

The police cruiser, the fleeing car, and an SUV crashed at the intersection of Kingsland and Grand Parkway. Investigators say the chase started when officers tried to pull over the suspects as part of a drug investigation in west Harris County.

At last check, the men were still at large. The injured officer is expected to be OK.

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Two off-duty officers involved in serious wreck

  PEARLAND, TX (KTRK) -- Two off-duty Houston police officers were involved in a serious accident in Pearland Friday morning.

According to Pearland police, at approximately 7:25am, a Chevy Trailblazer was traveling eastbound on John Lizer when, according to witnesses, the vehicle ran a red light and struck a white Ford truck that was heading northbound at the Pearland Parkway. The impact flipped the northbound truck and caused the Trailblazer to spin in the intersection, according to police.

Authorities said a child inside the Trailblazer was taken to Texas Children's Hospital with minor injuries.

The truck was occupied by an off-duty HPD officer. During the accident, a third vehicle occupied by another HPD officer was also struck and sustained minor body damage.

Authorities said the off-duty officers were not hurt.

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HPD officer involved in wreck on city's south side

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Houston police officer was involved in an accident on the city's south side overnight.

Police said the officer was headed northbound on Highway 288 at Southmore when a vehicle cut in front of him.

The officer swerved to miss the car and ended up hitting a guardrail, investigators said.

The patrol car had major damage, but the officer was not injured.

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