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A child is dead and several are injured in a four-vehicle accident, according to officials.
The Cy Fair Volunteer Fire Department said one of the cars involved in the accident caught fire on Highway 290 at Mason.
Texas Department of Public Safety investigators said it started when the driver of an 18 wheeler looked down at his cell phone while driving on Highway 290.
The inbound North Freeway lanes reopened early Wednesday morning after an accident involving an 18-wheeler and an SUV.
The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday on the North Freeway near Tidwell.
The two vehicles collided causing the semi to block three of the four lanes.
Houston police closed all of the freeway lanes while crews worked to remove the 18-wheeler.
Officials say one person in the SUV was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.