2 killed, 1 injured in South Side vehicle crash

SAN ANTONIO – A driver lost control of a vehicle and hit a tree killing two people overnight, San Antonio police said Monday.

The incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. on the Interstate 35 south access road near West Pyron Avenue, found near the Pan American Library on the city's South Side.

Police said the driver lost control on the exit ramp and hit a curb, then went through a parking lot before crashing the vehicle into a tree.

The fire department had to cut one person from the wreckage and they were rushed to San Antonio Military Medical Center.

The other two people inside the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators at the scene said speed was likely a factor in the crash.