Friday, February 14, 2014

Cargo train cuts semi in half at railroad crossing

A Union Pacific cargo train collided with a tractor-trailer stuck at a railroad crossing on Wednesday, according to police in Payette, Idaho.

Police tell KTVB-TV that no one was injured in the collision that occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, cutting the trailer in half. They said the semi became high-centered on the crossing when gear on the semi dug into the asphalt.

The collision scattered the cans of food being carried in the truck.

For more of the Enquirer Herald story: enquirerherald.com

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