18-wheeler struck by train

Niko Demetriou

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Last week, the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office responded to a collision between an 18-wheeler tractor-trailer and a train just north of the city.

Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at the scene on Texas 95, near Roemer Road and County Line Road, around 2 p.m. June 11. Reports stated the truck “made a stop but kept going” across the tracks before being struck by the southbound Union Pacific train.

According to deputies on site there were no reported injuries, with one individual declining transportation to a hospital.

The truck showed visible damage to the trailer in tow, split open from the collision, but the cabin remained intact. Trailer contents did not appear to have spilled around the area, apart from some metal debris, reports said.

Department of Public Safety

The tail end of a tractor-trailer split open after a June 11 collision with a Union Pacific train, near Texas 95 and County Line Road.

Photo by Niko Demetriou Troopers and Travis County Sherriff’s Office Deputies were also on site, along with Elgin Fire Department response vehicles, which left the scene around 2:15 p.m.

A series of tow trucks responded to the crash site, but the truck was still strewn across the highway’s shoulder for more than an hour.

The flow of traffic was only temporarily prohibited in the area.

Additional information is not yet available as the investigation continues.