While the authorities did not provide an official account, one news outlet reported that at least four people suffered injuries.
August 17, 2018 ~10:00 pm: A Houston police patrol vehicle was struck by a METRORail train Friday night at around 10 p.m. The crash occurred on the Red Line in midtown Houston around Main and Elgin.
One eyewitness said the train and the car skidded for 30 seconds, though authorities have not provided an official account of the incident.
ABC Eyewitness News said that at least four people were reportedly injured, and none were transported to the hospital. The outlet also reported that the injuries were not life threatening.
After the collision, around 12 passengers were ordered off the train. A train door had also apparently been ripped off in the incident.
There have been several instances of injuries related to collisions with METRORail trains in 2018.
In April, three people were hospitalized when a red SUV crossed the METRORail line at North Main and Hogan and collided with the train. At least one of those three vehicle occupants was seriously injured in the collision.
In June, a man was killed when his SUV clipped two other vehicles, flipping over and hitting a METRORail train near the intersection of Main and McGowen streets.
In July, a man was injured after being struck by a METRORail train near the intersection of Fulton and Crosstimbers Street.
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