A household of 5 was killed and one individual was critically injured in a head-on crash on Interstate 45 in Houston on Saturday, Could 10, in accordance with the Centerville Volunteer Hearth Division.

Hermenegildo Cerda, 55, was driving a 2023 Ford F-150, together with his spouse, Veronica Cerda, 53, and their daughters Veronica Denise Cerda, 26; Rebecca Cerda, 20; and Daniela Cerda, 18, as passengers.

Their truck collided head-on with a 2016 Dodge pickup truck, killing all 5 passengers, in accordance with the hearth division’s press release.

The Dodge was pushed by Toriano Honest, 43, who survived the crash however sustained severe accidents and was taken to St. Joseph Regional Hospital in Bryan, Texas.

Firefighters responded to the scene at 3:17 p.m. native time, reporting a significant automobile accident close to Leona, Texas, the Centerville Volunteer Hearth Division mentioned in its launch. The Dodge pickup truck was touring southbound on I-45 when it went off the roadway and struck a guardrail to its proper. The automobile crossed the cable barrier and the I-45, working into the middle median earlier than placing the northbound Ford, KHOU 11 reported, citing the Texas Division of Public Security.

Upon emergency personnel’s arrival, each automobiles had been engulfed in flames. Centerville Volunteer Hearth Division and Leona Volunteer Hearth Division arrived on the scene and extinguished the hearth whereas additionally recovering the victims from the blaze. A number of businesses arrived on the scene, together with Leon County Sheriff’s Workplace and Texas Freeway Patrol — the latter of which is investigating the incident, per the outlet.

“There have been at the least seven individuals there, all people actively simply doing one thing, someone was dictating what we must always do,” Mujtaba Quadri, a bystander, informed KHOU 11.

“The fireplace was raging, I want I used to be in a position to see the opposite individuals [in the truck] as a result of I used to be on the motive force’s aspect, I solely noticed that one individual,” Quadri mentioned. He added that he and different bystanders pulled Honest from the wreck and positioned him on a stretcher manufactured from blankets.

“Simply think about how we’re feeling, like we could not save them and picture what he’ll should undergo figuring out what occurred, and it is devastating,” Quadri mentioned. “If I used to be of their scenario, it will give me solace at the least, to know that there have been random strangers on the market serving to my household.”

On Monday, Could 12, a member of the family created a GoFundMe web page to lift cash for the household’s funeral bills. 

“Their lives had been heartbreakingly reduce quick in a devastating automobile accident that claimed all the household,” the web page description learn. 

“They had been a close-knit and loving household, recognized for his or her heat, kindness, and deep love for each other. Their sudden passing has left a deep void within the hearts of everybody who knew them, and their absence will probably be felt without end.”

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Representatives for the Texas Freeway Patrol and the Leon County Sheriff’s Workplace didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for extra info on Wednesday.