Breaking in Houston: Prison bus collides with MetroRail train downtown.

Houston Chronicle ^

[Jalapeno]

Headline on paper front page online. Controversial Metro Rail hits Prison bus. More details to follow.

[N. Theknow]

Ping for the "Train of Death"

[July 4th]

Was this thing built for the purpose of hitting other vehicles?

[Semper Paratus]

We'll just call out Tommy Lee Jones!,

"OK you 2 put up a 100 sq mile perimeter around the city and don't let anybody out!"

[Jalapeno]

From Ch 13

Light rail and van collide; several people reportedly injured

Several people were reported injured in Friday morning's accident.

ABC13 Eyewitness News

(8/20/04 - HOUSTON) — A light rail train and prison van collided downtown Friday and there are reports of several injuries.

Details are still sketchy at this point, but apparently the accident happened at Commerce and Main. The driver of the Tarrant County prison van reportedly made an illegal right turn onto Commerce and was hit by the train.

We're told that two people on the train, three prisoners, and two deputies were all injured. The extent of those injuries are unknown.

Harris County sheriff's deputies are helping to secure the prisoners. We'll have more on this accident today starting with ABC13 Eyewitness News at 4pm.

(Copyright © 2004, KTRK-TV)

[Chad Fairbanks]

I'll give 10:1 odds that the prison bus was making an illegal left-hand turn

And I bet the driver will say "It wasn't ME, it was the one-armed man!" too...

[Jalapeno]

should have taken the bet. It was an illegal right...see #24

[TXBSAFH]

Metro lite rail, we will get cars off the road. One at a time if need be.

[hummingbird]

Let us know if Dr. Richard Kimble is seen running from the train.

"Paging Richard Kimball, paging Richard Kimball..."

[Physicist]

I wonder whether the prisoners knew they were heading for the slammer.

[Jalapeno]

boo

[Dog Gone]

Pay up. It was a right hand turn.

[hummingbird]

There is no way I would ride the train in Houston. This is like the third or fourth wreck in the last six weeks!

Hang on, annyokie; I've got a thread for you! Flyer, do you know where the Wham Bam Tram Crash Counter is these days...AA's site?

[Xenalyte]

You're kidding, right? This is Wreck 56 since last November.

[Xenalyte]

No worries . . . no one rides the damn thing.

[sully777]

The Wham Bam Tram strikes again.

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NY POST Headline (imaginary)

WHAM BAM TRAM THANK YOU MA'AM

[hflynn]

"Paging Richard Kimball, paging Richard Kimball..."

Richard Kimball was already recaptured, we need to find Richard Kimble. I know to do. Let's go to the nearest dam.

[Xenalyte]

Illegal RIGHT turn? Where is a right turn illegal?

[hflynn]

"Paging Richard Kimball, paging Richard Kimball..."

Richard Kimball was already recaptured, we need to find Richard Kimble. I know to do. Let's go to the nearest dam.

[wardaddy]

don't be tacky.

[Jalapeno]

Chronicle Article:

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2748568

Van carrying prisoners collides with Metro train

Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle

A Tarrant County prison van collided with a MetroRail train shortly before noon today downtown, injuring seven people.

The collision occurred near the intersection of Main and Commerce streets.

Five people in the van were taken to area hospitals with what police described as minor injuries. Two people on the train who were hurt declined treatment.

Metro Police Chief Tom Lambert said the accident occurred when the van tried to make an illegal right turn as it was southbound on Main. The MetroRail train was also heading south, having just pulled away from the University of Houston-Downtown station.