Medics and police responded to the 4200 block of Duval Road just after 3:30 a.m., where they found an adult with serious but non-life-threatening injuries from the incident, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. Medics treated the patient and transported them to St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center for further evaluation.
Other details about the incident, including the person’s name and the nature of their injuries, have not been released.
Union Pacific officials said the pedestrian was “trespassing on the railroad tracks north of the Duval Road crossing” when the train struck them. The rail crew was not injured.
The Union Pacific Police Department is investigating, Austin police confirmed.
About 59% of trespassers struck by trains last year in the United States died, according to Federal Railroad Administration data. The agency defines trespassers as people unlawfully on railroad property.
Texas had the second-highest number of incidents behind California, but the state’s fatality rate was lower than the national average at 45%. Travis County saw seven trespass-related injuries in 2025 but no deaths, the data shows.