Truck crashes into Atascocita Nothing Bundt Cakes, leaving 1 dead
Employee killed in crash in Atascocita
An investigation is underway after an employee was killed when a vehicle drove through a business in Atascocita on Tuesday afternoon. FOX 26's Jillian Hartmann has the latest.
ATASCOCITA, Texas - A woman was killed when a truck crashed into a Nothing Bundt Cakes in Atascocita on Tuesday afternoon, authorities say.
The sheriff's office identified the woman who was killed in the crash as Zion Branch.
Vehicle crashes into Atascocita business, killing 1
Photo from the scene (Source: SkyFOX)
The backstory:
The Harris County Sheriff's Office was called to the business in a shopping center at 19250 W Lake Houston Parkway, near FM 1960, around 3 p.m.
According to authorities, an elderly man driving a pickup truck said he was trying to park when his foot slipped off the brake and pushed his accelerator.
The truck crashed into the building where three women were standing.
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Authorities are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a business in Atascocita killing one person and injuring another.
The sheriff's office says a young employee, Branch, was killed in the crash.
Officials say another woman was struck by the truck and another woman was struck by debris and the sales counter. The extent of their injuries is unclear, but officials said at least one of them was taken to the hospital.
No one in the driver's vehicle was injured. The sheriff's office said he was cooperating with authorities and didn't show signs of intoxication.
The Source: The information in this article comes from the Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Atascocita Fire Department.