Police said the victim was with his cousin and a woman. They did not try to cross the tracks and witnessed everything that occurred, authorities said.
A train was stopped in its tracks for inspection after it clipped a car in Sugar Land, SLPD said. Officers said traffic would be impacted as an inspection was underway.
Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, halting traffic along a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico.
Officials confirm a pedestrian bridge will be completed in 2026 in memory of the teen who was killed by a train in Houston outside Milby High School.
Houston Fire Department officials said an apartment complex building near the derailment was evacuated as a precaution, but that no injuries were reported.
Union Pacific is resuming previously suspended train operations during school drop-off and pick-up after a 15-year-old boy was hit and killed by a train while walking to school in 2024.