{"id":6362,"date":"2024-12-20T12:43:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=6362"},"modified":"2024-12-20T12:43:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:43:11","slug":"2-dead-after-train-hits-stopped-big-rig-derails-in-pecos-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/texas-truck-accidents\/2-dead-after-train-hits-stopped-big-rig-derails-in-pecos-city\/","title":{"rendered":"2 dead after train hits stopped big rig, derails in Pecos City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PECOS CITY, TX &#8211; Authorities have confirmed the deaths of two people following a train derailment involving a tractor-trailer in West Texas, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/texas-train-crash-video-pecos-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOX 9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The double-fatal incident unfolded on the tracks near the Chamber of Commerce in Pecos City, about an hour west from Odessa.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the truck was carrying a heavy load when, for reasons still unclear, it became stopped on the tracks. Shortly after, a train collided with the vehicle and then derailed from the tracks.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which impacted multiple train cars and damaged the city&#8217;s Chamber of Commerce building, ultimately claimed the lives of two people. One victim was pronounced deceased while the other succumbed to their injuries at a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have since confirmed that the decedents were employees of the Union Pacific Railroad.<\/p>\n<p>An unspecified number of people who were in the Chamber of Commerce building at the time suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves County officials said although three cars of the train were transporting hazardous materials, no spill was detected.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation remains underway.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1b0Sb47b3fd39WXgA2UZhMPVVPN5UEck&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Are you searching for reliable legal assistance following a traumatic truck collision that left you or a loved one with personal hardships? Our compassionate <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Texas truck accident attorneys<\/strong><\/a> at Truck Accident Lawyers, LLC, are here to help you understand all of your options and fight for the compensation you need to move forward. Contact us today at <strong><a href=\"tel:(888)774-5836\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;],5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757\">(888)774-5836<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 or via <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>this online form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PECOS CITY, TX &#8211; Authorities have confirmed the deaths of two people following a train derailment involving a tractor-trailer in West Texas, according to FOX 9. The double-fatal incident unfolded on the tracks near the Chamber of Commerce in Pecos City, about an hour west from Odessa. Officials say the truck was carrying a heavy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-texas-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6365,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362\/revisions\/6365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}