Train collides with vehicle after driver mistakes tracks for roadway
Published 6:53 am Sunday, March 3, 2024
A train collided with a vehicle at a Mississippi railroad crossing Saturday night after the driver got the vehicle stuck on the tracks.
WLOX in Biloxi reports that the driver mistook the tracks for a roadway at a railroad crossing on Bechtel Boulevard. The driver was reportedly attempting to turn onto Government Street.
The driver and the passengers in the vehicle exited the vehicle after it got stuck on the tracks.
Soon after, a train collided with the vehicle.
First responders were on the scene Saturday night, and cleanup crews were on the scene shortly before 9 p.m.
No injuries are reported at this time.