Posted on Wednesday, March 26th, 2025 at 2:52 pm
THACKERVILLE, TX – According to ABC News, people on a train were injured after it crashed through a semi-truck hauling multiple vehicles at Hwy 77 and Addington Bend Rd Friday.
The incident happened around 7 p.m. when the semi-truck got stuck on the train tracks due to the elevation of the tracks and the weight of the multiple cars on the trailer.
A bystander who was in a vehicle behind the semi-truck caught the incident on film. Footage shows Amtrak Train 822, which goes from Fort Worth, Texas to Oklahoma City, Ok, train barreling through the trailer part of the truck, sending debris and an SUV flying through the air in every direction.
The bystander called 911, who then contacted the railroad network operator. Unfortunately, the train could not be stopped in time.
According to the police, the semi-truck driver was “shaken up” but otherwise uninjured in the collision. Of the 110 passengers and crew members on board the train when the crash took place, five people were hospitalized at two hospitals in the area with non-life-threatening injuries. All patients have been treated and released.
Local and state authorities are investigating the accident.
