Train in Fort Worth crashes into 18-wheeler loaded with beer —on National Beer Day
A train collided with an 18-wheeler on Monday morning near Hicks Field Road and Saginaw Boulevard, officials with the Fort Worth Police Department said.
The 18-wheeler was carrying a truckload of beer cans, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.
“The tracks (crossing arms) were going down and ding, ding, ding,” witness David Ortiz told WFAA. “I saw the train coming from right over here. Let me tell you, it was coming, and all I saw was bam!”
The owner of a business near the train tracks told WFAA that the crash had brought work to a standstill Monday morning, since the only way in or out of the business’ parking lot is to cross the tracks.
The crash occurred on National Beer Day, WFAA noted.
The holiday marks the day when the sale of beer with an alcohol content of up to 3.2% was legalized following Prohibition, according to the National Day Calendar.
No one was injured in the crash, Fort Worth police said.
