Railroad Grade Crossing Accidents News

HAMMOND — Authorities are investigating a possible railroad crossing malfunction after a train struck a vehicle Thursday night, police said.  At 4:45 p.m., first responders were called to the crash at a train crossing at 169th Street and Alabama Avenue, said Lt. Hammond Steve Kellogg.  The crash was low-speed and no one was injured, police […]

A Montrose man was killed when his SUV was struck by a CSX freight train in Montrose Sunday. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident at Maple Street crossing at 9:47 a.m. and found a northbound blue 2003 Ford Escape had been struck by the westbound train on the passenger side while crossing

A collision between a train and a tractor/trailer truck occurred around 11 a.m. Tuesday at the railroad crossing on Highway 10 east in Brundidge. Brundidge Police Chief Moses Davenport said the distribution truck had just left the Walmart Distribution Center and was traveling eastbound along Highway 10 when the accident occurred. The truck trailer was

KYLE, Texas — Police in Kyle are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a train and killed on Friday afternoon. On Monday, he was identified as 36-year-old JP Burchett. The incident happened at the Opal Lane train track intersection, according to the Kyle Police Department. The area is closed to traffic while officials investigate.

A woman was recently injured at a grade crossing that did not have activated lights giving her little warning and not enough time to stop causing the train to smash into the front of her car. The crash happened around 11 p.m. which can make it even harder for drivers to see oncoming trains if