A train collided with a semi-truck on Sunday, causing significant traffic disruptions in one Texas city.
The incident took place on Sunday morning, approximately 9 a.m. local time, near the small Parker County city of Aledo, Texas, on West Farm to Market 5 near Annetta Centerpoint Road. Aledo boasts a population of roughly 4,900 and is situated in northeastern Texas, roughly 20 miles west of Fort Worth.
Details on the accident are sparse at this time, but a user named Kristi Ingram took to X, the platform previously known as Twitter, to share a brief 4-second clip of the crash from the perspective of another car down the road. In it, a semi-truck can be seen with its considerably large load stopped on a set of railroad tracks. To the shock of the individual filming, a freight train then collides with the load, pushing the truck for a significant distance.
Newsweek reached out to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office via email for further comment.
According to CBS News, the sheriff’s office announced that both lanes of West Farm to Market 5 would be closed until further notice while the wreck was handled. While the incident resulted in some diesel and oil spillages, fire department and hazmat crews on the scene said there is no danger to public at this time and that no injuries had been reported.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.
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