A semi-truck carrying an oversized load for Moved By Love, LLC, was moved by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train Saturday afternoon, June 30.
The Department of Public Safety said the truck driver, Cedric Lynn Hornbuckle of Houston, was southbound on FM 1260 following another oversized load, carrying coils of large pipe, when the first truck came to US 287. The first truck stopped at the highway; and although the railroad signals began flashing, the drivers thought they could both get onto the highway. The first truck could not move quick enough, and the crossing arms came down on the second truck. Hornbuckle escaped, and no injuries occurred.
The railroad crossing remained closed for repairs until Tuesday.
Hornbuckle was issued an citation for disregarding a railroad crossing.
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