METRORail Train Strikes and Kills Cyclist on Fannin Street in Houston

Houston, Texas (February 8, 2017) – A cyclist died Monday after he succumbed to injuries he sustained when he was struck by a METRORail train on Sunday evening.
The incident took place in the 8000 block of Fannin Street right before the Super Bowl.
According to METRO officials, the man was turning off the service road when he was struck by the train.
The man was taken to Ben Taub hospital where underwent surgery. Unfortunately, the cyclist did not survive the injuries and METRO reported on Monday the then cyclist is dead.
The incident remains under investigation.