BNSF has released an official statement on the train derailment in New Iberia that has disrupted road traffic following a collision between one of their trains and a semi-truck.
Reports say that Duson Police are on the scene of a crash involving a train and an RV camper being pulled by a truck. Video of the incident shows the aftermath of the crash.
70-year-old Phyllis Leblanc of New Iberia and two other minor children are dead after a passenger train struck the car they were sitting in that was on the tracks Tuesday afternoon.