Houston, TX — Late last week, a train with BNSF crashed into two separate cars after an early-morning accident in southwest Houston. In total, seven people in the two cars were injured that morning, police said.
The accident was reported at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday (January 2, 2015) at the intersection of Fondren Road and South Main Street. The details are still a little unclear at this point, but it appears that two cars were stopped on Fondren Road, just north of Main Street, waiting at a railroad crossing.
As they sat there, the two drivers allegedly got out and manually raised up the arms of the crossing guards, allowing a path for their cars. The two cars then drove over the tracks, but were hit by an oncoming BNSF train.
Five children in the two cars were injured, along with the two drivers. Police didn’t say how badly they were hurt, but confirmed that they were all taken to hospitals.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
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