Metro Collision
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 didn’t 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 didn’t say anything," said Bill Davis, a seventh-grade student who was taking the train home from school.
"I was just having flashbacks," he said. "It’s 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.
