Thunderbird in Houston

[55Birdman05]

Train hits car in Houston, the train was moving slowly since it was a residential area, but a woman in a yellow sports car could not get out of the way in time and was pushed 30 feet according to investigators.

[islandtime]

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That is NOT a pretty picture. Hope she wasn't hurt. If that's the pic of the aftermath, it looks like she'd be OK.

[eboose7]

Re: Thunderbird in Houston

Was she injured?

[55Birdman05]

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Sorry the woman was not injured

[redbirdsal]

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Apparently the woman wasn't hurt, as she was seen walking near the tracks later, and the Thunderbird suffered minimal damage.
The driver may have been "rubber necking" another, unrelated accident.

One Headline: "Could Have Been Worse"

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/river_oaks/news/could-have-been-worse-train-hits-sports-car-at-west/article_894dc65d-03f6-5009-b9bb-aaba8ba7f8c1.html


http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8538394

[msutton1951]

Re: Thunderbird in Houston

If registered in Texas, law requires front license plates.

[islandtime]

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If registered in Texas, law requires front license plates.

Yeah, yeah - they're required here in Virginia, too, but you don't (and won't) see one on Moondoggie. There are lots of us who keep the front plate in the glove box, preferring to keep the front lines pristine. Goldilocks was drilled against my wishes.

[AZTB]

Re: Thunderbird in Houston

If registered in Texas, law requires front license plates.

Wow...drove all the way to Houston only to be hit by a train...bummer.

[Ol'Dave]

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Jim!! Did you post this comment "He should have swerved to miss the car!" LOL

[007Cruiser]

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Must have been a blonde.

[5bird7]

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Here's another report with video of scene:
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/traf...rbird-accident

and another more graphic pic of damage to car:
http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/file.../DLT254991.jpg

[AZTB]

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Jim!! Did you post this comment "He should have swerved to miss the car!" LOL

No, wasn't me...some of those comments were pretty funny, though. What could have been a tragedy turned out otherwise.

[EpTxGuy]

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Thank heavens nobody was seriously injured. In the video clip from the Fox channel above, the newscaster does say it was a "very nice car".

[redbirdsal]

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... In the video clip from the Fox channel above, the newscaster does say it was a "very nice car".

LOVED IT!!
This was her personal observation/comment...
not in the script!

I will say, the Bird looks worse than I expected. This is "minimal" damage?

[PITTBIRDS]

Re: Thunderbird in Houston

This Thunderbird has a Texas license plate. Vanity plate "CAT B"