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2 killed in head-on crash on southbound Central Expressway in Dallas

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Updated  May 19, 2026 11:02am CDT
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Fatal head-on crash shuts down parts of US-75 in Dallas

Fatal head-on crash shuts down parts of US-75 in Dallas

We are following breaking news in North Dallas, where the highway is shut down after a wrong-way crash.

The Brief

    • Drivers in North Dallas faced major delays on Tuesday morning after an overnight wrong-way crash closed sections of U.S. 75 near Royal Lane.
    • Emergency crews responded to the head-on collision around 1:30 a.m., where they extricated one individual and reported two fatalities.
    • The investigation is ongoing.

DALLAS - Portions of the Central Expressway in Dallas were closed on Tuesday morning because of a fatal, overnight head-on crash, officials said.

Wrong-way crash on North Dallas highway

What we know:

Several drivers called 911 early Tuesday to report a wrong-way driver traveling north in the southbound lanes of Central Expressway.

Dallas firefighters responded to the major crash in the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 75, just north of Royal Lane, around 1:30 a.m.

First responders found a sedan that had collided head-on with an SUV. Firefighters had to extricate at least one person from the wreckage. 

The wrong-way driver in the sedan died at the scene. Two people in SUV were taken to the hospital, where the passenger died. The driver of the SUV remains in critical condition.

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Fatal North Dallas Crash (Terry Van Sickle)

What we don't know:

It is unclear why the driver was traveling the wrong way.

The names of those involved have not yet been released.

The Source: Information in this article comes from Dallas Fire-Rescue officials at the scene of the crash.

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