Train Hits Tanker Truck in Fort Worth After Driver Flees

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train struck a tanker truck carrying beef tallow on November 11 in Fort Worth’s Diamond Hill neighborhood. The collision happened around 2:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Northeast 29th Street, at a railroad crossing equipped with gates and lights.

The truck had become stuck while its driver was trying to cross the tracks. Video of the collision shows the driver jumping out and running away seconds before the train hit the vehicle. Police said a train conductor also jumped from the train before impact.

One BNSF employee was taken to a hospital with injuries described by the company as non-life-threatening. No one was killed. Fort Worth Fire said the crash did not result in road closures.

BNSF said it is working with local police as they investigate the collision. The company called the crash a reminder to use caution around railroad tracks and said drivers and pedestrians should stay clear of them.