Train Hits Tanker Truck in Fort Worth, Texas; Driver and Conductor Jump Clear
A BNSF train struck a tanker truck carrying beef tallow at a gated crossing on NE 29th Street in Fort Worth on Wednesday afternoon. One railroad employee was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening.
Key points
- A Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train collided with a tanker truck in the 600 block of NE 29th Street in Fort Worth at about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11.
- The crossing sits in the Diamond Hill neighborhood on the north side of the city.
- Video of the collision obtained by FOX 4 shows the driver of the semi truck jump out of the cab and run away from the tracks seconds before the train reached the crossing.
What happened on NE 29th Street
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train collided with a tanker truck in the 600 block of NE 29th Street in Fort Worth at about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11. The truck was carrying beef tallow. Fort Worth police told FOX 4 the truck was crossing the tracks when it apparently got stuck, leaving it in the path of the train.
The crossing sits in the Diamond Hill neighborhood on the north side of the city. CBS News Texas reported the same location and the same sequence: the truck stopped on the tracks, and the train could not stop before it hit the truck. NBC DFW also reported the collision at the same crossing on Wednesday.
Two escapes seconds before the impact
Video of the collision obtained by FOX 4 shows the driver of the semi truck jump out of the cab and run away from the tracks seconds before the train reached the crossing. The driver was not reported injured.
Fort Worth police also told FOX 4 that one of the train conductors jumped out of the train before the impact. BNSF said one of its employees was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. The railroad did not say in its statement whether the injured employee was the conductor who jumped.
What officials and the railroad say
BNSF said the crossing is equipped with gates and lights. The railroad said it is working with local law enforcement to investigate the collision, and it used its statement to urge drivers and pedestrians to stay clear of railroad tracks at all times. BNSF listed its round the clock railroad crossing emergency line as 1-800-832-5452.
Fort Worth Fire told FOX 4 there were no road closures following the collision. Police had not announced any charges or a finding on why the truck stopped on the tracks by Wednesday evening, beyond the first account that it got stuck while crossing.
A freight train needs far more distance to stop than a road vehicle, which is why both men in this case left their vehicles on foot instead of waiting inside them. No deaths were reported.
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Timeline
- Nov 11, 2026At about 2:30 p.m., a BNSF freight train collides with a tanker truck carrying beef tallow in the 600 block of NE 29th Street in Fort Worth after the truck gets stuck on the tracks.
- Nov 11, 2026Video recorded at the crossing shows the truck driver jump out and run clear seconds before impact. Fort Worth police say a train conductor also jumped from the train before the collision.
- Nov 11, 2026BNSF says one employee is taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and says it is working with local law enforcement on the investigation. Fort Worth Fire says no roads are closed after the crash.