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.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
In the month preceding this crash, 3 incidents had been documented here.
269 more crashes have been recorded at this location in the time since. 144 carried major-severity classification. A fatal crash occurred among the follow-on incidents.
The location's crash rate has climbed since this incident.
A handful of the crashes happened within a single week.
The combined count places this stretch in the most active category in the area.
Data through October 21, 2026.
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