At least two killed in fiery NW Harris County crash

  Pooja LodhiaHOUSTON (KTRK) -- Deputies are investigating a crash that left at least two people dead Sunday night in northwest Harris COunty.

Emergency crews were called to North Sam Houston Parkway West and Highway 249 around 8:30pm.

Deputies confirm at least two people died in what appears to be a one-car accident.

According to witnesses, three people were in the now-crumpled sedan. There were witnesses who say a baby was in the back of the vehicle, though that's not yet been confirmed.

Witnesses tell us they saw a car weaving back and forth on the feeder road to Beltway 8. They believe the man and woman inside the car were having an argument.

Suddenly, they saw the car jump a curb and crash head-on into a pillar.

They say the car looked like a pancake folded in half. The people were trapped inside.

"It hit the pillar sideways and my brother stopped his car and jumped out and he pushed it over and he was trying to help them get out but you couldn't open the doors or nothing like that, so we couldn't do anything but call 911 and let them do their jobs," witness Percy Hines told us.

Hines also said the car was on fire.

We will update you further as we get more information on this story.

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At least one injured in shootout in southwest Houston

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police are trying to sort out the details of a massive shootout Wednesday afternoon in southwest Houston.

Dozens of shots were fired between two cars driving along Dairy Ashford near Bellaire. Witnesses tell us at around 2pm they heard anywhere from 20 to 50 gunshots. They say they saw someone in a car shooting at a group of people in another car. And that second car reportedly returned fire.

The mother of one shooting victim says her son, 21-year-old Denzel Redman, was shot in the arm.

"He's in the hospital. He blocked them from shooting him in his face. But I was told they tried to kill him," she said.

Police are still investigating and searching for the suspects.

Witnesses tell us after the shooting they saw a man wearing a white t-shirt and only one shoe running down the street.

Police have not been able to confirm any other details.

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ATV accident injures at least one person

KATY, TX (KTRK) -- Four people were injured -- one teen critically -- during an ATV accident in the Katy area.

Late Friday, investigators were still on scene of the accident, which occurred on Pitts Road and Morton Road. An ATV carrying four passengers struck a light pole. One of those passengers, a 14-year-old girl, suffered serious head injuries and was transported via LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann Hospital in serious condition. The other three passengers were taken to local hospitals. One transported by ambulance and other two taken by their parents. We don't yet know the ages of the other passengers. Waller County deputies were called out to the scene to investigate, but we're told DPS is planning on leading the investigation. (Copyright ©2011 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) 

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