Train involved in accident with tractor-trailer in Missouri City
MISSOURI CITY, Texas - Authorities are reportedly working the scene of a crash where they said a tractor-trailer was struck by an oncoming train Monday morning.
According to the Missouri City Police Department, the accident took place at around 7:14 a.m. at Cravens near Highway 90.
The tractor-trailer reportedly stopped on the railroad tracks before getting stuck.
Police said the engineer of the train was transported to a local hospital and the driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
The intersections of Cravens and Highway 90 and South Gessner and Highway 90 are blocked at this time.
Initial details were not released, however, KPRC 2?s Sky 2 is headed to the scene as we await more information.
Additionally, KPRC 2 Investigates previously reported on this intersection, stating that this specific railroad crossing has seen several different accidents where a train hit a vehicle.
Back in 2021, our cameras captured large semis with long trailers jammed up at the intersection, a good portion of their trailer on the train tracks.
We spoke to Missouri City police Sergeant Tracy Cox who said he helped complete a report and submit it to the city in August 2017, which focused on improving the intersection through reengineering.
For more on from that article, click here > Dangerous Missouri City railroad crossing that KPRC 2 investigated in 2019 has still not been reengineered[1]