COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — Two Norfolk Southern crew members were taken to the hospital for treatment after their train struck a truck carrying a 134-foot-long concrete bridge beam and derailed, WTVC-TV reports.
The accident occurred about 1:30 p.m. in the Chattanooga suburb of Collegeville and derailed three locomotives and 10 cars. Injuries to the crew members were described as minor; the driver of the truck was not injured.
Chattanooga fire officials say the truck was stopped on the railroad tracks while waiting for a traffic light when the crossing gates activated for an approaching train, and the truck was unable to clear the crossing in time.
