Robert Franklin Injured in Clay Train Crash on Burleson County Road Monday morning
Clay, Texas (October 3, 2018) – A College Station man was injured Monday morning after a train struck his car in Clay, according to a local news source.
The accident occurred at an unspecified time on Monday, October 1 on Burleson County Road near the Burleson-Washington county line.
According to a Texas Department of Public Safety report, Robert Franklin, 19, was driving southbound on a Burleson County road when his vehicle was hit by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train.
Franklin sustained non-life threatening injuries in the crash.
The train was traveling to Somerville from Silsbee. No injuries reported in the train.
Authorities said the train didn’t derail and nothing was spilled. The crossing has a yield sign and no crossing arms.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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