3 Dead in Car Crash on US 290 at Roy Davis in Bastrop County

Three Killed in Bastrop County Two-Vehicle Crash on US 290 at Roy Davis
Bastrop County, Texas (December 11, 2018) – Three people were killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Bastrop County, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety report.
The fatal crash was reported at about 6:30 a.m. on Highway 290 at Roy Davis.
As per the DPS report, a truck tractor semi-trailer was traveling eastbound when it made a wide turn on Roy Davis Road and failed to yield right of way to a Chevy Tahoe. The Tahoe then hit the truck tractor semi-trailer.
The driver and two passengers in the Tahoe died in the crash.
The identities of the victims were not immediately disclosed.
A STAR Flight emergency helicopter was dispatched to the scene.
The crash closed a stretch of the westbound lanes of US 290 from Highway 95 to Roy Davis Road. The westbound traffic was diverted to eastbound lanes.
An investigation is ongoing.