A train plowed into a tractor-trailer stopped on the tracks. The NTSB is trying to determine why
Associated PressPECOS, Texas — Federal officials investigating the deadly West Texas collision between at Union Pacific train and a tractor-trailer hauling a wind turbine base said Friday they were trying to determine why the tractor-trailer was stopped on the tracks, leading to the crash that derailed the train and propelled the enormous wind turbine base into the air. The collision caused the wind turbine base to fly into a nearby building, NTSB said. Damage to a train is seen at the site where a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer and derailed in Reeves County, Texas on Wednesday, 18, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Pecos police chief has said all of the three injuries from the collision were minor.
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