The accident was reported on US-59 at around 11:40 a.m. as a 2014 Kenworth truck tractor semi-trailer was heading southbound on the highway. The driver of a 2001 Cadillac failed to yield at a stop sign and pulled into the path of the vehicle, striking the car on the left side.
The 83-year-old Livingston woman driving the Cadillac was transported to Memorial Hermann for treatment of sustained injuries. Her passenger, a Livingston man, was taken by ambulance to HCA-Conroe.
The 47-year-old Houston man operating the rig was unharmed.
An ongoing investigation into the cause of the crash is in progress.
Our thoughts are with the injured victims and their families at this time. We hope for their full recovery.
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