Samantha Ketterer,
May 5, 2021 Updated May 5, 2021 at 11:55 am
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A train and 18-wheeler crashed on 2nd Street in Richmond on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
Richmond Police Department
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A train and 18-wheeler crashed on 2nd Street in Richmond on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
Richmond Police Department
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A train and 18-wheeler crashed on 2nd Street in Richmond on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
Richmond Police Department
A train and 18-wheeler crashed in Richmond on Wednesday, causing dozens of cases of bottled water to leak from a trailer.
No injuries were reported after the crash on the railroad tracks on 2nd Street after 11 a.m., the Richmond Police Department said
The 18-wheeler was just crossing the tracks when the train pulled in, the police said. The road near the railroad tracks will be closed for the next few hours as the authorities clear the area.
Samantha Ketterer is a Houston Chronicle reporter specializing in state courts and criminal justice.
She joined the staff as a breaking news reporter in 2018 after writing for The Galveston County Daily News on tourism and Galveston City Hall.
Samantha graduated from the University of Texas with the Austin School of Journalism and is a proud graduate of The Daily Texan. She was also a reporter for the state bureau for the Dallas Morning News.