East Downtown train crash: Woman, 2 dogs inside vehicle hit by train

HOUSTON - A woman is hospitalized after a train crashed into her vehicle in the East Downtown area on Tuesday evening, according to Houston Police Department officials.

Train crashes into woman's vehicle

What we know:

Lt. Willkens reports a woman driving a Ford Expedition parked on the railroad tracks on Sampson Street between Rusk and McKinney. She also had two dogs also inside the vehicle.

Authorities say the woman's vehicle was hit by a Union Pacific freight train.

She was taken to the hospital in stable condition. The two dogs were taken to a shelter.

What we don't know:

At this time, it is unclear why the woman's vehicle stopped on the tracks.