I-45 North crash involving five vehicles left 1 dead, 1 injured

HOUSTON - A major crash on the North Freeway in Houston left one person dead and others injured in the early morning hours on Thursday.

All northbound lanes of I-45 North after N Main Street had to be shutdown.

I-45 North deadly crash

What we know:

Houston police were called to the 2700 block of North Freeway around 3:10 a.m. about a crash with multiple vehicles.

According to investigators, a gray Mazda 3 was driving at a high rate of speed northbound on I-45 North when the driver hit a barrier and rolled several times before coming to a rest in the middle of the freeway. Police say the driver of the Mazda was ejected from the vehicle.

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The Mazda was then hit by someone driving a blue Lexus RX350 who got out of their vehicle and was standing on the freeway, officials report. Someone driving a white Ford Fusion had tried to avoid hitting the Lexus, but ended up hitting the driver of the Lexus.

Houston police report a white Honda Civic hit the Mazda and pulled over on the main lanes of the North Freeway, but was then hit by a fifth vehicle.

The driver of the Mazda, 31-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Lexus driver was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.

What we don't know:

It is not reported if any other drivers were injured in the crash or the reason behind why the Mazda was going at a high rate of speed.