UVALDE, Texas — An 18-wheel truck slammed into a front-loader construction rig Thursday and then careened into a moving Union Pacific freight train, killing one person, according to a wire service report.
The truck struck an empty box car of the 112-car about 70 miles west of San Antonio, Union Pacific spokesman John Bromley said, citing witness reports.
The train then dragged the truck to a nearby bridge, where eight to nine cars derailed. At least one car and the bridge erupted in flames, but the blaze was quickly extinguished, Bromley said.
No hazardous material was spilled, he said.
The name of the victim was not released. Bromley said no one on the train was injured. The train was headed to San Antonio from Southern California.