Houston Wilcrest crash: 2 dead after vehicle hits tree, catches fire

The Brief

  • Two people are dead after their Honda crashed into a tree and then caught fire on Wilcrest Drive.
  • A second vehicle hit the Honda after it landed in the oncoming lanes of traffic, but the occupants were uninjured.
  • The identities of the victims are unknown.

HOUSTON Two people are dead after their vehicle crashed and caught fire near the Alief-area early Friday morning.

Deadly fiery crash on Wilcrest Drive

What we know:

Houston Police Department Sergeant Griffiths says a black Honda Accord was going northbound at a high-rate of speed in the 8700 block of Wilcrest Drive.

The vehicle veered off the roadway and hit a tree in the median before coming to a stop in the southbound lanes of Wilcrest. Sgt. Griffiths reports the Honda had caught fire.

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