ROANOKE, Va.—Authorities say one person was killed and another injured in a fiery accident when a freight train hit a commercial truck hauling a flatbed trailer at a crossing in Virginia
Sgt. Jeffrey A. Johnson of the Roanoke County Police said it happened shortly before noon Monday. He said the truck was engulfed in flames when emergency personnel arrived at the scene.
Norfolk Southern said in a written statement that the person killed and the one injured were in the truck. The injured person was taken to a local hospital. No one on the train was injured.
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The railroad company said the truck was struck at a private crossing where the track speed is 40 mph.
The train included three locomotives and 14 cars. It was traveling from Roanoke to Bluefield.
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