A major crash at Dunvale Road and Richmond Avenue shut down the intersection early Tuesday morning, snarling traffic in the area around 4:35 AM on September 29, 2026.
Emergency crews responded to find a significant collision that blocked multiple directions of travel through the intersection. The crash forced authorities to divert traffic while crews worked to clear the scene and assess the damage.
Fort Bend County saw 1,069 total incidents across all roads in the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. While this particular intersection doesn't carry the historical incident volume of some other corridors in the region, the early-morning timing and severity of this crash created substantial disruption during what should have been a lighter traffic window.
The exact circumstances of the collision remain under investigation. Crews worked to clear debris and reopen the intersection to normal traffic flow.
Commuters in the area were advised to seek alternate routes during the incident response. The intersection's location at a major crossing made the closure a significant bottleneck for anyone traveling through that part of Fort Bend County in the pre-dawn hours.
Update (5:45 AM CT): The major crash at 3301 DUNVALE ROAD at 8601 RICHMOND AVENUE, first reported at 4:35 AM, has cleared after approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
3301 DUNVALE RD @ 8601 RICHMOND AVE
Fort Bend County, Texas
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