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.
The location's 30-day count stood at 3 before this incident.
In the 242 days since this incident, the location has seen 258 more crashes. 138 of those crashes reached major severity. 5 of those that followed this incident was fatal.
The location has logged crashes at a higher rate after this one.
A burst of crashes followed within a compressed period.
The combined before-and-after total places this location in the upper tier of county incident counts.
Data through September 29, 2026.
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