Gerzain Valenzuela-Lerma Killed in Hereford Train Crash on FM 2943 near US 60

Hereford, Texas (June 21, 2022) – A man was killed Sunday morning in a train crash in Hereford, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 3:12 a.m., on June 19, on FM 2943, south of US 60.

DPS said Valenzuela-Lerma was driving northbound on the highway, and he began to cross multiple railroad tracks at a marked railroad crossing. He stopped the vehicle on the northern-most tracks at the crossing and was hit by a westbound train.

The train activated the emergency brakes before the crash.

The force of the impact pushed Valenzuela-Lerma’s vehicle off the tracks and into a ditch.

Valenzuela-Lerma was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other information was provided.

The crash remains under investigation.

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