WBRSO: Train hit tree that fell on tracks during inclement weather early Tuesday

ERWINVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) – The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office responded to a collision involving a Union Pacific train and a tree early on Tuesday, March 26.

According to Public Affairs Coordinator Sgt. Landon Groger, a train hit a tree near Airline Park Drive in the Erwinville area. around 5:20 a.m.

It caused damage to the train, WBRSO said. There was no derailment or reported injuries.

WBRSO believes that severe weather played a part in the tree falling onto the tracks.

The sheriff’s office said Union Pacific Railroad Police Department “arrived on scene and took over the incident.”

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Robynn Tysver, spokesperson for Union Pacific Railroad, confirmed that the tree has been removed and train traffic is moving again.

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