A woman died and a man was seriously injured in a five-car accident in University Park

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas – A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured in a five-car collision University Park on Friday.

University Park police say a Chevy Silverado traveling at a high rate of speed ran a red light at the intersection of Lovers Lane and Preston Road shortly after 6:30 p.m.

The truck was traveling east on Lovers Road when it ran a red light and collided with another vehicle traveling north on Preston Road.

As a result of the accident, this vehicle pushed into three other cars stopped at a red light.

Witnesses say the driver of the Silverado tried to flee the scene of the accident and escaped from a passerby who momentarily grabbed him.

University Park police found the man and arrested him a block away on Tulane Street.

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A man and a woman were traveling in the car that was initially hit by the truck. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Two more people were questioned at the scene.

The names of the victims have not been released.