Jesse T. Coburn III, 48, killed, and one person injured in train crash at State Road 2 and Vista Largo Road near Dexter, New Mexico

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 10:27am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

1 killed, 1 injured in freight train collision in southeastern New Mexico

The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash upon cleanup being finished by NMSP and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. Southwestern Railroad says this is the first accident of its kind since it took over the line in 2004.

One person died and another injured after a freight train collided with a stationary train between Midway and Dexter early Tuesday near State Road 2 and Vista Largo Road around 6:15 a.m. Six locomotives and three freight cars derailed in the collision. A train was traveling southbound from Clovis to Carlsbad when it hit a stationary, unoccupied train. 48-year-old Jesse T. Coburn III, from Texico, N.M., died in the collision. The second member of the train crew was transported to Lubbock for treatment of injuries and is in stable condition. Carswell said the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate why the two trains were on the same track. 

People Involved: 
Jesse T. Coburn III
City: 
Dexter, NM

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