SAN ANTONIO — A tractor-trailer carrying instruments for an Austin high school marching band bound for state competition at the Alamodome was hit by a train just hours before competition Monday afternoon, officials said.

San Antonio police said no injuries were reported in the accident, which happened around 2:40 p.m. near Carolina Street and Hoefgen Avenue, less than a mile from the site of UIL State Marching Band Contest. In a letter to parents regarding the crash, Vandegrift High School Principal Charlie Little said students were at the Alamodome when the collision unfolded.

"No students were present or witnessed the accident, and both driver and passenger were able to successfully and safely exit the tractor trailer before impact," Little said. "At this time, although it was a catast

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