Adam Posada and Jacob Posada ID’d as Two Children Killed in Mathis Train Accident on County Road 1136
Mathis, Texas (January 27, 2019) – Authorities have identified two children who were killed Saturday morning in a train accident that also injured two other people south of Mathis as Adam Posada, 12, and Jacob Posada, 8, both of Beeville.
The tragic wreck took place at about 10:35 a.m. Saturday, January 26 on County Road 1136.
Authorities said the driver of the Mitsubishi failed to stop for the Union Pacific train at the railroad crossing and was hit on the right passenger side of the vehicle in the middle of the crossing.
The Mitsubishi then veered off the tracks and slammed into a cable barrier.
Adam and Jacob, who were passengers in the car, were both declared dead at the scene. A 5-year-old girl was airlifted to Driscoll Children’s Hospital in critical condition while the male driver of the car was taken to Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital with critical injuries.
Authorities said none of the children were restrained in the vehicle and the 5-year-old girl was not in a child car seat.
Authorities are investigating the crash.