A major crash on the outbound Southwest Freeway in southwest Houston caused significant delays for drivers late Thursday night. According to the Houston Police Department, the incident occurred around 5:39 PM near the 9600 block of the freeway.
The crash involved multiple vehicles and resulted in a fire, though no fatalities were reported. Emergency responders were on the scene for several hours working to clear the wreckage and restore normal traffic flow. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the collision.
Before this crash, the location had recorded 4 other incidents in 30 days.
The location's running count has added 899 crashes since this incident. 505 have been logged as major collisions. 6 of the crashes since this incident was fatal.
The location's crash rate has climbed since this incident.
A stretch of consecutive days brought several crashes to this location.
Combined, those incidents make this one of the highest-volume crash locations in the area.
Reflecting incident data through July 13, 2026.
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