Driver dies when truck hits power pole and crashes into church in northeast Houston

HOUSTON – A driver died Sunday night after he drove his truck into a church in northeast Houston, according to investigators.

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It happened shortly after 9 p.m. on the Hardy Access Road near Tidwell, where, according to Houston police, an unidentified man was driving a truck speeding and repeatedly swerving in the traffic situation.

When emergency crews arrived at the scene, it appeared the driver had somehow veered off the road and struck a brick mailbox and then a power line before crashing into the side of a church. CenterPoint Energy was also called to the scene as there were power outages as a result of the accident.

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The driver, who was the only one in the truck, was thrown out by the impact and died at the scene of the accident.

No other vehicles were involved in the accident, but police closed the northbound lanes of the feeder road for hours while emergency crews investigated and cleared the accident.