HOUSTON, TX -- One person died Tuesday morning after a crash involving a motorcycle on U.S. Highway 59 in southwest Houston, according to ABC13.
The accident occurred on the northbound lanes (Southwest Freeway/Interstate Highway 69) at Fondren Road, in the Sharpstown area. It was first reported at around 8:45 a.m.
Authorities have not released the specifics of the collision, but a motorcyclist and a Jeep Cherokee SUV were impacted.
Following the crash, a citizen administered CPR to a victim. The Houston Police Department later confirmed that one person died, but did not clarify whether the decedent was the motorcyclist.
No other major injuries were immediately reported.
Three northbound lanes were shut down during the emergency response but were reopened by the time of ABC13's report at 12:22 p.m.
An investigation by the HPD's Vehicular Crimes Division was underway.
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