On Wednesday morning, December 21, a person died when a truck plunged from an elevated overpass.

According to the Houston Police Department the crash happened at around 7 a.m on the outbound Eastex Freeway near the 610 North Loop on U.S. 59 in north Houston.

The driver was going northbound on the freeway and then went onto the ramp to proceed westbound on the north loop. He then lost control of the truck, which flew off the ramp to land underneath on the eastex Freeway. The truck was full of alcoholic beverages and immediately caught fire.

The as yet unidentified driver died at the scene, and there were no more injuries.

According to the police investigation it is still unclear why the driver lost control of the truck, although they say that from the information collected so far, it is clear that he was travelling at too great a speed on the ramp.

Rush hour traffic was held up for long distances for a long time while the truck was cleared from the scene.

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