Saturday 6 August 2022 08:55 PM Toddler is killed after out-of-control cement truck crashed off Houston overpass trends now

A Texas family was left devastated after a cement truck driver lost control and fell off a Houston overpass, landing on the family's car below and taking the life of a 22-month-old boy.

Harris County Sheriff's Department deputies say the cash occurred at around 2.30pm Friday when a 36-year-old woman lost control of the cement truck she was driving and fell from the overpass onto a family's Ford Expedition.

Good Samaritans were able to rescue three of the family members from the car: a 54-year-old grandmother, a 36-year-old woman and one of the 22-month-old twins, who were strapped into car seats in the back.

The boy, who was later identified as Nicholas Resendiz, though, was pronounced dead on the scene, and officials could not extract him from the car until hours later, according to Click 2 Houston.

The crash is now under investigation, and deputies say a preliminary probe found that the cement truck driver attempted to slow the vehicle before it went over the overpass.

She did not show any signs of intoxication at the time, deputies report. They now believe slick roads from a rainstorm may have caused the truck to swerve.

Meanwhile, the Resendiz family is now reeling from the devastating loss, and have raised more than $4,700 for Nicholas' funeral expenses in an online fundraiser.