DAYTON, Texas — Nineteen people were injured when the eastbound Sunset Limited collided with a truck in rural Liberty County, Texas on Friday afternoon.
The train hit the truck about 4 p.m. near Dayton, about 40 miles northeast of Houston, the Houston Chronicle reports. The newspaper quoted Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods as saying the train was damaged but did not derail; the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office reported the front wheels of the lead locomotive left the track.
WPVI-TV reports 18 passengers were injured, along with the driver of the truck.
