A northbound (Timetable - East bound) Union Pacific train was struck by an automobile at a rail highway grade crossing on June 14, 2007, at approximately 4:00 AM. The accident occurred near Baytown, TX at a grade crossing identified as Archer road with a DOT crossing inventory number of 762818A. Four passengers in the motor vehicle were killed in the collision. The vehicle driver and another passenger were injured. The vehicle was completely destroyed. There were no injuries to the train crew. The crew of the struck train was unaware of the collision and the train crew of a second train reported seeing a vehicle in the ditch as they passed the collision location. At the time of the accident it was dark and cloudy. The temperature was 75F. The accident was caused by failure of the motor vehicle driver to stop prior to striking the standing train.


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-37, Union Pacific (UP), Baytown, Texas, June 14, 2007


    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English