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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.
Several people were hurt after a SUV crossed the median and struck several vehicles head on near the Sacaton Rest Area, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
While most injuries appear minor, one person was seriously hurt and taken to the Maricopa County Medical Center, DPS officers said.
Interstate 10 westbound is closed between Casa Grande and Phoenix, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
A tour bus heading back from a Southern California casino crashed on a freeway east of Los Angeles early Monday, injuring 13 people, authorities said.
The bus went off the shoulder of an Interstate 10 off-ramp in Baldwin Park shortly after 4:30 a.m., a California Highway Patrol Officer said.
The bus wheels went into a small drainage ditch and it came to rest against a fence and light pole but remain upright.
Eleven people received minor injuries and two received moderate injuries, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Three police officers were injured while investigating a car crash on Interstate 10, New Orleans police.
According to preliminary reports, the accident happened on I-10 near the Esplanade exit about 2 a.m.
Police said the officers were standing outside their cars when a car being driven by Percy Smith, 34, crashed into them, according to a NOPD spokesman.
The three officers - who were all on duty at the time of the accident - were brought to an area hospital where they were treated for minor injuries.
N.O.P.D. says a man died and a woman was critically injured in a single car accident in the Desire neighborhood.
Police say a 47-year-old woman was driving eastbound on I-10 near the Louisa Street exit ramp at about 10:15 a.m. when she lost control of her vehicle and struck a metal light pole and a concrete guard barrier.
She was in critical condition, and a male passenger died at the hospital, according to police.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
No more information was immediately available.