Train hits abandoned SUV near University of Houston Downtown, causing massive road closures

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Train hits abandoned SUV near University of Houston Downtown, causing massive road closures
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Authorities are picking up pieces of a vehicle left abandoned on the train tracks near the University of Houston - Downtown overnight.

and UHD PD were called to the scene at the Buffalo Bayou Trail under Main St. a little after 3:15 a.m.

Responding crews found what appears to be an SUV on the Union Pacific Lines, but no one was inside the vehicle so no injuries were reported. Officials say the train extends down the line, back across San Jacinto, across the freeway, and back toward St. Arnold’s Brewery. However, the train’s length is unknown as well as how far back crossings are closed.

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