2 killed as vehicle hits HOV wall

A crash on the Eastex Freeway resulted in two deaths and another person taken to the hospital, police said.

A vehicle driving at a high rate of speed slammed into a wall on the HOV lane at Townsen Boulevard in Humble around 2 p.m., according to Metro police.

Godofredo A. Vasquez / Houston Chronicle Authorities investigate the scene of a single-vehicle crash that killed two on the Interstate 69 HOV off-ramp on Tuesday.