2 Dead, Several Injured After Train Hits Dump Truck That Skirted Crossing Arms

Two people are dead and 11 others are injured after a crash involving a dump truck and a Trinity Railway Express train in Fort Worth Saturday. Officials said a dump truck was crossing the rails in the 12000 block of Calloway Cemetery trying to beat the train when it was struck. The crash happened at around 12 p.m. During a press conference, officials said the dump truck ignored the warning lights, bells and crossing arms at the train tracks. “[The truck] goes through crossing arm that you see up and then it began to make a right turn. It’s a bit of an ‘S’ turn to go through the crossing,” said Morgan Lyons, spokesperson for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).