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A 70-year-old man died Wednesday morning when his pickup collided with a big rig on Interstate 10 east of downtown.
The crash occurred about 5 a.m. on the inbound East Freeway near Lockwood, according to the Houston Police Department.
Police said the man was driving a black Chevrolet pickup southbound in the 1500 block of Sakowitz when he crashed through a barrier and landed on the Lockwood exit ramp from the East Freeway. A big rig was traveling on the ramp and collided with the pickup.
The pickup driver, whose name has not been released, died at the scene.
A 31-year-old man who was riding a stolen motorcycle died early Thursday morning in a traffic wreck on Interstate 10 in east Houston.
Police said the man was riding a red Yamaha YZF motorcycle at a high rate of speed when he slammed into the inside concrete divider. He was thrown from the motorcycle and over the barrier, landing in the inbound lanes of the freeway. Then a vehicle that was traveling in the inbound lanes may have hit him, police said.
Police said the man, whose name has not been released, died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
A 64-year-old man died Thursday night in a traffic crash when he was thrown from his car when it rolled over on Interstate 10 in east Harris County.
The single-vehicle wreck happened about 9 p.m. in the 100 block of East Freeway near Spur 330, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said the man was driving a 2001 Honda sedan eastbound on the freeway when he lost control of the car and slammed into a guardrail. The car rolled over and landed on the guardrail. He was thrown from the vehicle.