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  • Pedestrian injured in light rail's path (His ambulance is then struck by car)

    03/18/2004 12:31:40 AM PST · by Diddle E. Squat · 6 replies · 148+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | 3/18/04 | LUCAS WALL
    A 59-year-old janitor missing a hearing aid darted into a MetroRail train Wednesday at Reliant Park, then the ambulance carrying him to the hospital was hit by a car one minute into the trip, injuring four more people. Donnie Hall, who works for a temporary agency cleaning Reliant Stadium, was on his way home when he walked in front of the southbound train approaching the Reliant Park Station platform about 4 p.m., said Metropolitan Transit Authority spokesman Ken Connaughton. Hall had apparently seen a northbound train at the station and hurried to get on board for his trip to his...