Person hit and killed by train near Yale Street in the Heights area, HPD says

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 11:58AM CT
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An investigation is underway after authorities say one person was hit and killed by a train in the Heights area on Monday evening.

The Houston Police Department said the incident happened on Yale Street and Koehler Street at about 5:43 p.m.

Police say one person was walking along the tracks. He or she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators told Eyewitness News that the train involved is a Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

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