PECOS, Texas — One person is dead and four are injured after a Union Pacific train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on Wednesday (Dec. 18) and derailed, sending railcars into a trackside building.
CBS News reports the incident occurred about 5:45 p.m. near Oak and Dot Stafford streets, with the train hitting the Pecos Chamber of Commerce building, a former Texas & Pacific Railway station, at 100 E. Dot Stafford Street. Pecos city manager Charles Lino said in a brief media update Wednesday night that one seriously injured person was taken for treatment to Odessa, Texas, about 75 miles to the east. Three others were treated locally. Lino said there were three cars carrying hazardous materials, but none were breached, and there was no hazard to the public. He said authorities would provide another update at 10 a.m. today.
Information remains minimal. Union Pacific said Wednesday night that it was “investigating this fluid situation as we cooperate with local first responders.”
The National Transportation Safety Board said in a post on X.com that it is sending a team of six investigators to the scene.
— Updated at 8;15 a.m. with NTSB investigation. Trains News Wire will provide more information as it becomes available.
Another train vs Tractor trailer crash…when will they ever learn?
When will they begin requiring railroad permits for oversized or low clearance loads to cross railroad tracks?