Train hits truck stuck on crossing near Maipose, Tornillo TX
TrafficA train struck a truck stuck on the railroad crossing near Maipose, milepost 795.8. Half of the truck was on the tracks and appeared high-centered. It is unknown if the vehicle was occupied at the time of the collision.
Audio|Source: Union Pacific Valentine Sub: Tornillo
01:37
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, dispatcher, we just hit a truck here at Milepost 795.8.
00:12
It was on the north side of the track, half the truck was on the rail, it looked like it trying to go forwarding.
00:19
There was a police officer on the side here on the south side, so I don't know why it wasn't reported.
00:29
I just got your weed.
00:32
I think it still is, but we hit it pretty fast, so it kind of got messed up.
00:42
Don't know if it was occupied there.
00:44
It didn't look like nobody was in the driver's seat, but we don't know about the back seats.
00:54
Yeah, we're all fine. We're all fine.
01:00
All right, good copy.
01:07
No, this back here it wasn't. It looked like he was trying to get over the rail just before that crossing.
01:14
Over.
01:18
So main crossing here at Tornillo.
01:25
That is correct.
01:28
It looked like he was trying to cross. Half of the vehicle was on the tracks, but it was kind of high-centered and the belt is.
01:35
But we hit it pretty good.
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Location mentioned:
Tornillo, TX 79853
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