Two killed in accident on Airline Drive near West Hambrick

Two were killed and three injured in a chain reaction wreck around 8:00 p.m. last night in the 10600 block of Airline Drive near West Hambrick Road. According to deputies a female pedestrian was fatally struck as she walked down the street. The driver of a pickup truck swerved to avoid a second pedestrian, causing the truck to collide head-on with another truck heading south on Airline. A female passenger in the southbound vehicle was killed in the collision. According to Channel 11's video report, a body was lodged in the windshield of one of the vehicles. Channel 2's coverage of the accident. Channel 11's report. Channel 13's accident report. Houston Chronicle's story.

Update: the deceased victims have been identified as Maria Granados-Villaneuva, passenger in the pickup truck, and 33-year old Shelly Smith, the pedestrian. Maria, her husband Esau and their 13-year old daughter were on their way to church when their Toyota truck was struck head-on.

Jordan Lewis, friend of one of the deceased accident victims,
is interviewed by Channel 11 News.

The vehicles involved in last night's head-on crash.