December 30, 2024
GALVESTON, TX (Monday, Dec. 30, 2024) – A cruise shuttle contract worker was injured in a vehicle/pedestrian accident at 8:51 a.m. Monday at Port of Galveston Parking Lot A, 3200 Harborside Drive. Galveston EMS transported the 25-year-old luggage handler to the University of Texas Medical Branch Emergency Room where he was being treated. His condition was unknown.
According to Port of Galveston police reports, the accident victim was unloading luggage from the shuttle when a second shuttle pulled up from the rear and collided with the first shuttle, hitting the man. The shuttles are owned and operated by a company contracted to provide transportation services to the Galveston Wharves.
No other injuries were reported. Port police are investigating the cause of the accident.
