Amtrak train hits truck at North Carolina crossing
Tractor-trailer slowed by oversized load
A collision between an Amtrak train and a tractor-trailer yesterday in North Carolina injured dozens of passengers. There were no fatalities.
A spokesman for the state’s Department of Transportation said the locomotive and baggage car of the train derailed during the accident, which occurred at a crossing. News sources reported that the truck was carrying an oversized load and was unable to move out of the way of the train in time.