Debris from the railroad crossing signal litters the north side of the railroad tracks on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Biloxi, Miss., ...
Debris from the railroad crossing signal litters the north side of the railroad tracks on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Biloxi, Miss., where a CSX train hit a casino tour bus the day before. (John Fitzhugh/The Sun Herald via AP)
Responders works the scene where a train hit a bus in Biloxi, Miss., Tuesday, March 7, 2017. A freight train smashed into a charter bus...
Responders works the scene where a train hit a bus in Biloxi, Miss., Tuesday, March 7, 2017. A freight train smashed into a charter bus in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Tuesday, pushing the bus 300 feet down the tracks authorities said. Authorities worked for more than an hour to remove passengers, Biloxi Fire Chief Joe Boney said, taking the injured people to area hospitals and cutting through the bus’s mangled body to extract the final two people. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A freight train smashed into a charter bus in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, pushing the bus 300 feet down the tracks...
A freight train smashed into a charter bus in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, pushing the bus 300 feet down the tracks authorities said. Authorities worked for more than an hour to remove passengers, Biloxi Fire Chief Joe Boney said, taking the injured people to area hospitals and cutting through the bus’s mangled body to extract the final two people. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill)
Men prepare to move a charter bus after a freight train crashed into the bus in Biloxi, Miss., Tuesday, March 7, 2017. The freight trai...
Men prepare to move a charter bus after a freight train crashed into the bus in Biloxi, Miss., Tuesday, March 7, 2017. The freight train smashed into the charter bus in the coastal Mississippi city on Tuesday, pushing the bus 300 feet down the tracks and leaving several people dead, authorities said. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill)
Serena Gilich watches as Buddy Hammett, and Laurie Kuluz place crosses and flowers at the north side of the railroad tracks on Wednesda...
Serena Gilich watches as Buddy Hammett, and Laurie Kuluz place crosses and flowers at the north side of the railroad tracks on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, near the scene of Tuesday's fatal train-bus wreck at the Main Street railroad crossing in Biloxi, Miss. Glitch is the wife of Biloxi Mayor Andre "FoFo" Gilich. (John Fitzhugh/The Sun Herald via AP)
In this Jan. 5, 2017 photo, Authorities investigate the scene of a large truck and a freight train collision near Main street in Biloxi...
In this Jan. 5, 2017 photo, Authorities investigate the scene of a large truck and a freight train collision near Main street in Biloxi, Miss. on Jan. 5. A charter bus carrying dozens of tourists to Mississippi casinos was stuck on railroad tracks for about five minutes before a freight train barreled into it, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, sending frantic passengers in all directions. There have been 16 accidents at the crossing over the past four decades, federal records showed, like the this one on Jan 5.(Justin Mitchell/The Sun Herald via AP)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on fatal crash between a tour bus and freight train in Mississippi: (all times local):
1 p.m.
Heirs of a Texas couple killed when a train slammed into a tour bus in Mississippi are going to court.
Attorney Mikal Watts has sued the railroad, the bus company and its unidentified driver in state court in Dallas for Peggy Hoffman's son.
Watts said Thursday that attorney Broadus Spivey is suing separately for heirs of Hoffman's husband, Ken Hoffman, but they're working together.
The Hoffmans were among four people killed and dozens injured after their tour bus got stuck on a humped train crossing in Biloxi (buh-LUX-ee) and was hit by a CSX freight train.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday says CSX Transportation allowed "ultra hazardous" conditions at the crossing, and the Echo Transportation driver failed to follow traffic signs.
Neither CSX nor Echo responded immediately to requests for comment.
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3:30 a.m.
The mayor of the Mississippi city where a train slammed into a bus, killing four Texas tourists, says he'll work with the railroad to close some crossings and make others safer.
Biloxi Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gilich said Wednesday that he'll use recommendations from CSX Transportation to minimize the chances of another fatal wreck.
The city had already scheduled a hearing March 21 to discuss closing six railroad crossings when the CSX freight train hit a bus stuck on the tracks Tuesday. However, the Main Street crossing, where 40 were injured in addition to the deaths, isn't on the closure list.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
The crossing has a warning sign about low clearance, topped by a picture of a tractor-trailer stuck on a railroad track.
