A major crash occurred on the Katy Freeway outbound near the 12498 mile marker in west Houston on Tuesday evening, according to the Houston Police Department.
The incident was reported at 7:02 PM and is considered a major, non-fatal crash. Motorists should expect delays in the area as authorities respond to the scene.
This is a developing story, and further details have not been provided at this time.
At this location, 3 crashes had been documented in the 30 days before this one.
138 additional crashes have been logged at the location in the weeks since. 74 have been logged as major collisions. 4 of the subsequent crashes resulted in a fatality.
Crash frequency at the location has increased after this incident.
Some of those crashes occurred within days of each other.
That places this location among the highest-incident segments in the county.
Counts reflect data through May 31, 2026.
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