Overview
- A Houston Fire Department engine, identified as Engine 9, struck a METRORail light rail train at Hogan Street and North Main, derailing the train and taking it out of service.
- The crash occurred Friday evening around 6:45–6:50 p.m., according to officials who responded to the scene.
- One passenger was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and other riders were checked on site with no additional injuries reported.
- HFD says Engine 9 was responding with lights and sirens and that no firefighters were hurt, while METRO Police and HFD personnel secured the area.
- The Houston Police Department is leading the active investigation and the collision could prompt reviews of how emergency vehicles and light rail operations coordinate at crossings.