A 33-year-old Rosharon man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a collision involving a septic truck and a freight train in the Dayton area.
The crash occurred at approximately 12:52 p.m. April 29 on County Road 621.
According to the Sgt. Rob Willoughby, supervisor of the Liberty County office of the Texas Department of Public Safety, a 2017 septic truck for Texas Outhouse was traveling northbound on CR 621 when it approached a railroad crossing at the same time as a Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train.
Willoughby said the driver of the truck failed to stop for the oncoming train and was struck. The impact caused the tank to separate from the truck, and the cab rolled over into a nearby ditch.
The driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene by Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Larry Wilburn. An autopsy has been ordered.
Authorities confirmed that next of kin has been notified. The name of the deceased is being withheld at this time to give time for the rest of his loved ones to be notified.
The train engineer, a 35-year-old man from Houston, was not injured in the crash.
Trooper Dearesi Thaggard led the investigation, assisted by Sgt. Rob Willoughby, Cpl. Nathaniel Godfrey and Trooper Jon Ramseur. The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office and the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department also responded to the scene and assisted.
The crash remains under investigation.
Shit happens