Five killed in a two-vehicle head-on collision on US 87 in a no-passing zone in Comfort, Texas

Modified Date: 
Thu, 08/10/2023 - 7:07am
Accident Date: 
Monday, June 19, 2023

Five killed in tragic crash after vehicle ignores no-passing zone on highway

According to officials, a white vehicle with four occupants was traveling Northbound on US 87 when it crashed into a black vehicle heading Southbound on US 87. Officials say the white vehicle disregarded a no-passing zone and slammed into the black vehicle that was heading in the opposite direction.

Five people killed in head-on crash in Comfort

A DPS spokesperson said the driver of a small white car headed north disregarded a no-passing zone and struck a black car near the center stripe in the 900 block of Highway 87.

Texas DPS: Five dead after head-on collision in Comfort

Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers responded to the wreck, and investigators say the crash happened when the driver of a white car ignored a no-passing zone and crashed head-on into a black car near the center line on Highway 87.

Five killed in tragic crash after vehicle ignores no-passing zone on highway

According to officials, a white vehicle with four occupants was traveling Northbound on US 87 when it crashed into a black vehicle heading Southbound on US 87.

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on crash
Roadway: 
US 87