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HOUSTON<\/strong> – <\/span>Three people were hospitalized early Sunday after a vehicle reportedly went airborne and struck another vehicle on the East Freeway.<\/p>

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Houston East Freeway: Crash involving airborne driver<\/h2>

What we know:<\/p>

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The crash was reported at about 2 a.m. Sunday in the eastbound lanes of I-10 near the Waco Street exit.<\/p>

According to police, witnesses said a Ford Explorer was speeding on the feeder road and lost control. The vehicle went airborne over an embankment, landed on the freeway, and struck a vehicle on that freeway.<\/p>

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The vehicle that was hit reportedly had four people inside. Two of those people were sent to a hospital. Officials say they are expected to recover.<\/p>

The driver of the Explorer was also taken to a hospital and was last said to be in critical condition.<\/p>

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What we don’t know:<\/p>

No one involved has been identified.<\/p>

Other details on what led up to the crash are not available.<\/p> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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