MISSOURI CITY, Texas – Authorities investigated the scene of a crash where they said a tractor-trailer was struck by an oncoming train Monday morning.
According to the Missouri City Police Department, the accident took place at around 7:14 a.m. at Cravens near Highway 90.
The tractor-trailer reportedly stopped on the railroad tracks before getting stuck.
Police said the engineer of the train was transported to a local hospital and the driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
The intersections of Cravens and Highway 90 and South Gessner and Highway 90 were blocked for several hours before reopening.
Additionally, KPRC 2 Investigates previously reported on this intersection, stating that this specific railroad crossing has seen several different accidents where a train hit a vehicle.
Back in 2021, our cameras captured large semis with long trailers jammed up at the intersection, a good portion of their trailer on the train tracks.
We spoke to Missouri City police Sergeant Tracy Cox who said he helped complete a report and submit it to the city in August 2017, which focused on improving the intersection through reengineering.
For more on from that article, click here > Dangerous Missouri City railroad crossing that KPRC 2 investigated in 2019 has still not been reengineered