La Marque crash: Vehicle falls from I-45 Gulf Freeway bridge; 1 dead, 4 injured

LA MARQUE, Texas - One person died and four others were seriously injured when a vehicle crashed on I-45 in La Marque and fell from an overpass.

The crash occurred in the southbound mainlanes of the I-45 Gulf Freeway near FM 1765 around 11:30 p.m. Monday.

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Police confirmed that one person died and four others, including an infant, were taken to the hospital in critical condition.

The La Marque Police Department investigates a fatal crash.

Police say some of the people injured had been thrown from the vehicle before the vehicle crashed over the bridge railing and landed below.

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Authorities are investigating what led up the crash.

The roadway was closed for several hours during the investigation but reopened around 5 a.m.