Two people killed when train strikes vehicle on Beaumont Highway at Van Hut Lane near Houston, Texas

Modified Date: 
Sun, 04/17/2022 - 8:06am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, April 16, 2022

2 dead after driver tried to beat packed Amtrak train at rail crossing, Texas cops say

The driver of the car, a Chrysler 300 sedan, was apparently trying to beat the train at a northeast Houston crossing when they collided Saturday night, April 16, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. 

2 people killed in fiery Amtrak crash in northeast Harris County, HCSO says

An Amtrak train 1 was traveling from New Orleans to Los Angeles when a Chrysler 300 went around a vehicle at the train track with arms down and collided with the train about 12 miles from the Houston Station, according to authorities.