Tragedy struck yesterday morning on San Antonio's West Side highway when two men died in a head-on collision involving a wrong-way driver. The incident occurred on U.S. Highway 90, near the Southwest Loop 410 interchange, with San Antonio police responding to emergency calls around 5 a.m.
Initial 911 reports indicated that a black pickup truck was traveling east in the westbound lanes, shortly before a devastating crash with a grey SUV was reported. According to KSAT, officers arrived to find the aftermath of the collision, pronouncing both drivers—one man in his 30s and another in his 40s—dead at the scene.
While investigations are ongoing, authorities have yet to ascertain whether alcohol was a contributing factor in the fatal accident. The impact of the collision forced the closure of the highway for several hours, as reported by The Express-News, causing significant disruptions and beckoning a meticulous examination from officials at the site.
