East Downtown train crash: Woman, 2 dogs inside vehicle hit by train

The Brief

  • A woman was hospitalized after the vehicle she was in was hit by a train near East Downtown.
  • The woman also had two dogs in the vehicle with her, and they were taken to a shelter.
  • Authorities say the woman’s vehicle was hit by a Union Pacific freight train on Sampson Street.

HOUSTON A woman is hospitalized after a train crashed into her vehicle in the East Downtown area on Tuesday evening, according to Houston Police Department officials.

Train crashes into woman’s vehicle

What we know:

Lt. Willkens reports a woman driving a Ford Expedition parked on the railroad tracks on Sampson Street between Rusk and McKinney. She also had two dogs also inside the vehicle.

Authorities say the woman’s vehicle was hit by a Union Pacific freight train.

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