BUS VS TRAIN, CRASH HOUSTON TEXAS

HOUSTON -- Several passengers were injured Monday after a Metro light rail train collided with a Metro bus and derailed in downtown Houston.

The driver of the bus was headed west on St. Joseph Parkway when he ran a red light and collided with a train headed north on Main Street at about 3:30 p.m., investigators said.

"It was just horrible," said light rail passenger Maria Garza. "At the moment I didnt know what to think. It was just something that happened really fast. It just took me by surprise."

The Metro bus driver and eight passengers were transported to area hospitals, officials said.

"I just fell back and didnt say anything," said Bill Davis, a seventh-grade student who was taking the train home from school.

"I was just having flashbacks," he said. "Its just like having your life flash in front of you."

Rush-hour traffic was disrupted as Metro crews worked to get the train back on track.

Investigators said there was a camera on board the train, and the accident was likely caught on tape. Metro will use that video as it investigates the accident.

The light rail service was expected to be running normally by Tuesday morning.

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[qwandiddy]

@BATMEX44 Yeah, argueing with his Babymomma.

[pingpongpung]

0:28-0:30 Does the bus driver have his left hand to his left ear, maybe indicating he was on the phone?

[Jaibellamy]

oOshinkooO lol

[OoShinkooO]

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[MrMarkisaac]

@crazyfvck. Ok.

[crazyfvck]

@MrMarkisaac When the train is coming through then BOTH directions of cars have to stop, so both lights for the cars are red. As someone else mentioned the train has it's own set of signals that are not related to the signals that the cars use.

[PLOTLAKER5]

what a one persons decision can do is incredible

[mwendia]

Don't buses have to stop at every rail crossing, open the door and look both ways?

[MrFlamekid57]

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[30inventionman]

He seems like a nice guy