2 railroad workers injured after locomotive rear-ends another train in Vivian, LA

July 3, 2015

VIVIAN, La.

A train collision in Vivian this morning sent two railroad workers with non life-threatening injuries to the hospital, according to Caddo Parish Sheriff's deputies.

The accident happened just south of Myra-Merits road and Highway 1 when a southbound Kansas City Southern train plunged into the back of a southbound Kansas City Southern train.  

There were no hazardous materials on either train - one was hauling rocks, the other paper, according to people on the scene. 

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