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69-year-old truck driver fatally hit by train after going around railroad crossing arms in NE Harris County

A driver is dead after being hit by a train Monday morning in north Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. (KPRC 2)

A 69-year-old driver is dead after being hit by a train Monday morning in north Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to reports of a deadly train crash at 11699 Mesa Drive around 8 a.m.

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Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the driver was pulling a trailer filled with scrap metal when he went around the lowered crossing arms. The train struck the driver’s vehicle, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.


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