Train Accident News

  1. Train Crash Leaves 2 Children Dead Near Mathis Texas

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    Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety say two children were killed and two were transported in critical condition after a train struck a car. The crash happened  just south of Mathis, Texas January 26, 2019. Sgt. Nathan Brandley says a car disregarded a train crossing sign moments before the crash. The car was hit by the train. Sgt. Brandley says when first responders arrived on the…Read More

  2. Train versus truck accident sends man to the hospital

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    A train versus truck accident sent an Amory man to the hospital after a train collided with his Lincoln Mark LT truck. Authorities said the truck, driven by 80-year-old Elder Willis Dobbs, jumped a mound of dirt spread across Old Highway 45, which is now a dead-end road. He drove onto the tracks and apparently blacked out. An oncoming BNSF train saw the truck early enough to slow down, but it coul…Read More