HOUSTON, Texas - A major crash occurred on the inbound Northwest Freeway in Harris County late Friday night, according to the Houston Police Department.
The incident was reported at 10:13 PM on Friday, February 06, 2026, near the 43rd OBIB UTRN exit. The crash was classified as a major, non-fatal incident.
Motorists should expect delays in the area as authorities work to clear 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.
Before this incident, the location logged 2 crashes over the prior 30 days.
58 more crashes at this location followed this incident. Among the follow-on crashes, 14 were major. 1 of those that followed this incident was fatal.
Several of those incidents clustered within a short window.
That combined total ranks the location high among county incident sites.
Through September 29, 2026.
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