A major traffic incident was reported on the West Sam Houston Parkway South in Harris County on Thursday afternoon. According to TranStar, the crash occurred at approximately 3:59 PM at the location of 1250 W Sam Houston Pkwy S.
Motorists in the area should expect delays due to the severity of the crash. Further details about the incident, including any injuries or lane closures, have not been immediately released.
This is a developing story. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
The location's 30-day count stood at 4 before this incident.
In the 115 days since this incident, the location has seen 106 more crashes. The subsequent count included 68 major collisions. 2 of those that followed this incident was fatal.
Incidents have been arriving more often at this location since.
Some of those crashes hit in close succession.
The combined before-and-after total places this location in the upper tier of county incident counts.
Updated through May 26, 2026.
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