HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man and a woman were killed and another man was injured in a rollover crash in northeast Houston.
Police told ABC13 that the crash happened just before 3 a.m. on the 3700 block of Parker Road, and that it appeared to be a single-vehicle accident.
This car is mangled pretty badly. @houstonpolice now on scene conducting investigation into how the crash happened.
Police said the man driving fell asleep, and the front seat passenger tried to correct the wheel.
The car went into the ditch, hit a large tire and flipped several times.
The driver and a woman in the back seat died. The front seat passenger survived and was taken to a hospital with severe back injuries.
A neighbor told Eyewitness News Reporter Charly Edsitty that he heard a loud noise just outside his home after the crash.
“Scared me to death. I ran out here. There were people inside the car yelling ‘Help me! Help me!'”
Investigators said that speed may have also been a factor.