HIGHWAY 290 BACK OPEN AFTER MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT EAST OF BRENHAM; AMBULANCE HIT WHILE RESPONDING

  

Update @ 10:45 a.m.: Highway 290 has been re-opened in both directions. Drivers are advised to continue using caution in the area, as cleanup is still ongoing.

Several first responder agencies are at the scene of a multi-car pileup this (Monday) morning east of Brenham.

Units were called out around 8:30 a.m. to the 4300 block of Highway 290 East, near the Corrosion Resistant Alloys facility between Brenham and Chappell Hill. 

Highway 290 is currently closed in both directions as units work the scene.

Washington County Sheriff Trey Holleway confirmed a commercial motor vehicle sustained heavy damage.  A separate crash involved an EMS unit that was struck while at the first scene.

On location are the Brenham Fire Department, Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Salem Volunteer Fire Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Brenham Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety and Washington County EMS.