WEATHERFORD, Texas — One crew member suffered what were reported to be minor injuries after a Union Pacific train derailed after hitting a truck hauling an oversized load at a grade crossing today (Sunday, Dec. 17), the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
Two engines and 17 cars of the train derailed in the incident about 9:30 a.m.; an image on the KXAS-TV website show multiple double-stack intermodal cars derailed across a roadway. The station reports Parker County Emergency Services said it worked to clear a fuel spill that resulted from the incident, but no other hazardous materials were involved.
The collision occurred at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 5 and Annetta Centerpoint Road in Weatherford, about 23 miles west of downtown Fort Worth.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said the train’s engineer was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Information on the condition of the truck’s driver was not available.
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