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.
@HCSO_VCD units are responding to a fatal crash at 11699 Mesa Dr, near Garrett. A train collided with a truck. The driver of the truck was pronounced deceased at the scene. #HouNews pic.twitter.com/yKcJPRjCBk
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) October 16, 2023