TEXARKANA, Texas — Two crew members have been hurt after two freight trains hauling new vehicles collided on Union Pacific property in Northeast Texas.
Union Pacific spokesman Jeff DeGraff said four cars derailed early Tuesday in Texarkana, Texas.
Authorities are trying to determine why the westbound train hit the northbound train at a Union Pacific intersection. DeGraff said a conductor and an engineer on the westbound train suffered minor injuries. Both men were transported to a hospital.
The northbound train was from Mexico, hauling Dodge vehicles through Laredo and to Chicago. The westbound train from Marion, Ark., was heading to Los Angeles. DeGraff had no details on vehicles aboard that train or damage estimates.
No hazardous materials were involved.
A company spokesman could not immediately confirm whether any Dodge vehicles were on the trains.