Police: Wrong way driver causes head-on crash on expressway

Three people are hospitalized after a head-on collision on the expressway in Harlingen where police say one man was driving the wrong way.

The accident happened at 5:17 this morning on the southbound lanes of the highway between the Fair Park Boulevard and Harrison/Tyler street exits.

Harlingen police say the driver of a silver Landrover was driving northbound on the southbound lanes of expressway when he collided with a blue Ford Escape.

The man and woman in the Ford and the driver of the Landrover were all taken to area hospitals. Their conditions and identification are unknown.