PECOS, Texas — Two Union Pacific employees were killed and three people were injured when a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer and derailed in a small West Texas city, authorities said Thursday.
The train derailed around 5 p.m. Wednesday in Pecos, the city said on Facebook. Union Pacific said Thursday that two employees had been killed.
A city official said Wednesday evening that no hazardous chemicals the train was carrying had been released in the derailment. Leaked diesel fuel was contained.
The National Transportation Safety Board sent a team to investigate.
