April 27, 2006

Truck collides with train

       A full-size pick-up truck collided with a southbound freight train earlier today on State Road 44 south of Bargersville.  The accident occurred just west of State Road 135 at the railroad crossing in Union Township.  Bargersville and White River Township firefighters responded to the scene to find a single occupant in the truck who was entrapped in the vehicle.  After a short extrication procedure using hydraulic power equipment, the man was freed from the wreckage and transported to the hospital.  The man's injuries were unknown at press time but did not appear life-threatening according to officials at the scene.  Although signaling equipment installed at the track crossing appearing to be functioning, the cause of the accident is unknown and still under investigation.
 
   

           
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