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No injuries after truck semi-trailer knocks train off tracks at Old Kilgore Highway in Gregg County crossing

The Union Pacific commission is conducting the investigation into the accident.

GREGG COUNTY, Texas — A truck semi-trailer caused a train to stop in its tracks in Gregg County Thursday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. 

The railroad tracks will be closed at Farm-to-Market 2087 (Old Kilgore Highway) until further notice due to a train accident, the Gregg County Sheriff's Office said.

Sgt. Adam Albritton, DPS spokesperson, said no one was injured after a truck-tractor semi-trailer crossed the train track, causing the train to hit the trailer and stop it in its tracks on Private Road 2317.

Drivers are asked to seek an alternate route of travel at this time.

The Union Pacific commission is conducting the investigation into the accident.

Details are extremely limited, but CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.

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