VICTORIA — At 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, Ellis County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a non-injury accident located in the 300 block of Cathedral Avenue in Ellis County.

Upon their arrival, Deputies found that Fritz Kiteck, 19, of Overland Park was driving southbound in a 2017 white Freightliner semi with box trailer. Kiteck failed to see the posted truck route sign or the posted bridge clearance sign notifying the 12’6″ clearance ahead.

As the vehicle passed under the railroad crossing bridge, the trailer struck the bridge, causing damage. Representatives from Union Pacific Railroad responded and inspected the bridge.

The Victoria Police Department also assisted with the incident.

— Ellis County Sheriff’s Office