Accident No.:HWY13MH003
Accident Type: Railroad Accident
Location: Midland, TX
Date: November 15, 2012
WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board is launching a go-team to an accident in Midland, Texas, in which a Union Pacific freight train struck a flatbed semi-trailer being used as a parade float at a grade crossing at about 4:40 pm CST today. Numerous fatalities and serious injuries have been reported.
Texas-based NTSB investigator Robert Accetta is leading the team as the Investigator-in-Charge. Two investigators are en route to the scene; the remainder of the team will travel to Texas tomorrow.
NTSB Board Member Mark Rosekind is accompanying the team and will serve as the principal spokesman during the on-scene phase of the investigation.
Public Affairs Officer Peter Knudson will also be in Texas to coordinate media related activities. He can be reached at (202) 557-1350 after arriving on scene tomorrow.
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Media Contact: Peter Knudson,202-314-6100 (NTSB HQ)
