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.
The location's 30-day count stood at 3 before this incident.
The location has seen 172 additional incidents since this crash. Of those, 91 were major collisions. 5 of the crashes after this one was fatal.
Crash counts at the location have stepped up since this incident.
A burst of crashes followed within a compressed period.
Combined, those incidents make this one of the highest-volume crash locations in the area.
Numbers current through July 13, 2026.
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