Train slams into stalled vehicle on tracks

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A train slammed into an SUV in northeast Houston this morning after the driver ran out of gas on the tracks.

Authorities say the driver ran out of gas on the tracks on Laura Koppe near Hirsch. The vehicle flipped over after it was hit by the train. Amazingly, were told no one was hurt in the crash.

There is no word if any charges will be filed.

The intersection was being cleared for the morning traffic.

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Stalled medical chopper keeps Gulf Fwy closed after accident

  DICKINSON, TX (KTRK) -- A one-year-old girl is dead and three others were taken to the hospital after a crash in Dickinson.

It happened on the Gulf Freeway near FM 517 last night. Dickinson police say the driver of a pickup truck was driving recklessly when he lost control and struck the outside retaining wall. A motorcycle with another passenger crashed into the truck.

The victims were transported to an area hospital, where the infant died. The truck driver and the infant had to be transported by ambulance after a Life Flight helicopter experienced mechanical difficulties.

Police say the accident was not alcohol- or drug-related

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Driver slams into man pushing stalled vehicle

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police are searching for the driver who hit and nearly killed a man in southwest Houston and then drove off.

It happened around midnight on Chimney Rock just south of Highway 59. Police say two men were pushing an SUV on Chimney Rock after it ran out of gas. Another SUV then came along and crashed into the stalled vehicle. One man was able to jump out of the way in time. The other was hit and taken to Ben Taub Hospital in serious condition.

The driver who hit them sped off. If you have any information in the case, you're asked to call police.

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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into stalled vehicle

Houston police said a motorcyclist was killed after slamming his bike into the back of this SUV, which was stalled on the Highway 290 early Saturday.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A motorcycle rider was killed early Saturday in a collision in northwest Houston.

Around 3am, the motorcyclist was traveling outbound on U.S. 290 near Tidwell. Witnesses say he was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic as he approached a sports utility vehicle stalled in the left lane.

The motorcycle slammed into the back end of the SUV. The man on the motorcycle died at the scene. Police say he was wearing a helmet, but the impact was so great that it flew off.

No one else was injured in the accident, officials said.

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