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Train Headed To Raleigh Crashes; No Major Injuries Reported

Credit: AP Online

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CHARLOTTE, N.C.

A passenger train has plowed into a car carrier stuck on a railroad crossing, but authorities say only a few minor injuries were reported.

Officials told The Charlotte Observer that the Amtrak train had just left Charlotte around 5:30 p.m. Friday on its way to Raleigh when it hit the hauler carrying Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

Authorities say the truck got stuck on the tracks. The driver escaped, but the train couldn't stop in time.


Officials say 104 people were on board the train. A few went to the hospital with minor injuries, while the rest were taken by bus to their destinations.

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