HOUSTON — All southbound lanes of US-59 near Highway 90 are closed after multiple people hurt were hurt in a series of crashes, according to the Sugar Land Police Department.

The incident happened around 2 a.m. on the southbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway.

According to Sugar Land police, officers were responding to a one-car accident. The driver told police he lost control and hit an interior wall. Police say the driver was then taken for a sobriety test.

Sugar Land PD say another officer remained at the scene in his patrol car to block the HOV lanes while a wrecker removed the disabled vehicle involved in the initial crash.

That patrol vehicle was then struck by a pickup truck, according to police. The unconscious police officer was removed from his vehicle and given emergency care, and while that was happening, a woman driving a Jeep struck the pickup truck.

Both the woman driving the Jeep and the police officer were airlifted to the Medical Center and are in critical condition.

The driver of the pickup truck was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

You'll want to avoid this trouble if your commute takes you into this area.