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Man Seriously Injured After Hermann Park Train Strikes Him on Tracks

Firefighters freed the victim by lifting the small train using spreaders with cribbing.

Overview

  • Officials say the collision happened around 2 p.m. Monday as the attraction rounded a corner inside Hermann Park in Houston.
  • The operator reported seeing a man who had been sitting on the tracks stand up but was unable to stop in time.
  • Police said the train rolled over the man’s legs, resulting in serious lower-body injuries.
  • Houston Fire Department crews stabilized and lifted the train with spreaders and cribbing to extricate the victim.
  • The man was transported to Memorial Hermann in the Texas Medical Center, and authorities have not released his identity, further condition details, or whether the incident is under investigation.