AMARILLO — Three freight trains collided in the Texas Panhandle before dawn Wednesday, derailing up to 30 cars and injuring four crew members, including two critically.
An eastbound BNSF Railway train rear-ended a stopped train just east of Amarillo, then moments later a westbound train collided with the two-train wreck, according to the Department of Public Safety. The accident was reported shortly after 4:30 a.m.
“The wreckage was mangled up,” said Sr. Trooper Chris Ray.