Train Collision In Texas Left Two Rail Employees Injured

One was transported to a hospital by helicopter and the other was taken by ambulance. No one else was on board the freight train.

A train collision in Chico, Texas, occurred Sunday afternoon leaving two people injured.

A Union Pacific freight train collided with an unoccupied train that was parked on a siding around 7p.m..

A locomotive engineer and conductor were treated for injuries after the Southbound train derailed following the accident.

One was transported to a hospital by helicopter and the other was taken by ambulance. No one else was on board the freight train.

Three locomotives and nearly 115 train cars derailed, but the train was not transporting any hazardous materials.

The accident comes amid increasing attention to rail safety Nationwide after the explosive release of toxic chemicals in February in Ohio, and a series of other derailments.

The U.S. averages nearly three train derailments per day but very few create disasters.