Pothole causes garbage truck to flip over into ditch on Holy Road leaving 3 injured, HSCO says

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office determined that a large pothole caused a garbage truck to flip over into a ditch on Holy Road on Thursday

After an investigation, authorities said the truck hit a 4-inch-wide pothole while traveling down its trash collecting route.

Officials were unsure of the truck’s speed but reported that the impact blew out the back right tire and caused a rollover crash in a ditch.

A stretch of road neighbors told ABC13 was bound to cause a bad crash.

“All these flat tires you see, they’ve been damaged from the street,” neighbor Chris Rocha said.

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According to reports, the 68-year-old driver was ejected when the truck flipped. Two male passengers, aged 39 and 22, jumped off the truck when it started to roll, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.

The driver was flown to a hospital in critical condition, according to the sheriff’s office. The passengers were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries and were later released.

There is no update on the driver’s condition yet, officials said.

The incident remains under investigation.

The road is maintained by Harris County Precinct 3, Tom Ramsey’s office. ABC13 reached out to Precinct 3’s spokesperson.

Eyewitness News is told that while the crash is under investigation, they’re going to evaluate the road conditions. Ramsey’s office went on to say there are ongoing maintenance activities, and they’re looking at the schedule for road reconstruction.

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