2:55 p.m. update…  According to Hays Police Lt. Brandon Wright, “Union Pacific has completed their work

on replacing the crossing arm and the 900 block of Allen Street is now open.”

 

At 9:15 this morning, there was an accident at the railroad

tracks in the 900 Blk of Allen Street in Hays. Lt. Brandon Wright with the Hays Police Department told Hays Post, “A camper driving south

struck the descending crossing arms and broke one of them off.

Union Pacific advised they will not be able to respond to repair the

arm until after noon today. The City of Hays Public Works has

closed the street with barricades.”