UPDATE: A young woman lying on train tracks about 3 miles west of Huffman was killed early this morning, according to a company spokesman.
The train was traveling east about 39 mph when it hit the unidentified victim. It would have taken a mile for a train at that speed to stop, officials said.
“It was determined this was a suicide,” said BNSF spokesman Joe Faust, adding that the incident remains under investigation.
The conductor and engineer are traumatized and have been given time off work, Faust said.
— Jennifer Radcliffe
A freight train hit and killed a man standing on the tracks early Saturday morning at Old Atascocita Road, according to KTRK-TV.
Police told KTRK the conductor saw the man as the train was passing the road about 4:30 a.m. but couldn’t avoid hitting him.
Old Atascocita Road was closed for hours in both directions while investigators worked to identify the man and figure out what happened, the station said.