1 Killed in Hit-and-Run Car Accident on Canino Road in Houston, TX

Houston, TX — December 17, 2023, one person was killed in a hit-and-run car accident which took place along Canino Road.

According to authorities, a man was traveling in an eastbound vehicle on Canino Road approaching the Airline Drive intersection when the incident occurred.

For reasons yet to be confirmed, a silver truck which had been traveling southbound on Airline Drive, neglected to stop for an indicated red light at the intersection, resulting in a collision with the vehicle which had been eastbound on Canino. The crash caused the occupant of the vehicle which had been struck to be ejected from his vehicle, which then landing on top of him. Bystanders from a tire shop nearby were reportedly able to use jacks to lift the vehicle off of the victim, but he still succumbed to the injuries he incurred as a result of the incident, having been declared deceased at the scene. The collision also caused the other vehicle to veer into the oncoming lanes of traffic, resulting in a secondary crash with a third vehicle and leading to chain reaction collisions with two others. The person(s) in the silver truck reportedly fled the scene on foot.

The accident is under investigation by local authorities who are actively searching for the ones responsible. Additional details pertaining to this accident—including the identity of the victim—are not available at this point in time.