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Bergenfield
Police & Fire
Dumont Man, 42, Struck, Killed By Freight Train Dumont Man, 42, Struck, Killed By Freight Train
Dumont Man, 42, Struck, Killed By Freight Train A 42-year-old Dumont man was struck and killed by a freight train at daybreak Monday, authorities confirmed. A northbound CSX train struck the man between West Madison and New Milford avenues around 6:30 a.m. April 1, Dumont Police Chief Brian Joyce said. "Our investigation supports that this was a suicide," the chief said. "Our department’s condolences are extended to the family." Joyce cited the assistance of CSX police, the Bergen County Sheriff's Office and the county Medical Examiner's Office, which collected the body.This comes a little less than a week after a 26-year-old N…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield
Police & Fire
New Milford Man, 26, Struck Killed By Overnight Freight Train In Bergenfield New Milford Man, 26, Struck Killed By Overnight Freight Train In Bergenfield
New Milford Man, 26, Struck Killed By Overnight Freight Train In Bergenfield A 26-year-old New Milford man died by an apparent suicide when he was struck by a freight train overnight in Bergenfield, authorities said. Borough police were in the area of the railroad crossing at Church Street when the southbound CSX train "screeched to an abrupt halt" at 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, Capt. William Duran said. Bergenfield detectives joined them along with CSX police, members of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification and the county medical examiner's office, the captain said. "There was no indication of foul play at the scene," Duran said, add…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
Ulster Woman Woman Drives Into CSX Train By Mistake, Suffers Injuries Ulster Woman Woman Drives Into CSX Train By Mistake, Suffers Injuries
Ulster Woman Woman Drives Into CSX Train By Mistake, Suffers Injuries A Hudson Valley woman suffered minor injuries after she allegedly mixed up backing out and accidentally pulled forward and drove into a CSX train. The incident took place in Ulster County around 2:40 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 14 near the Leggs Mills Road railroad crossing. According to Chief Kyle Berardi of the Ulster Police Department, Vivian McKeithan, age 72, of the town of Ulster, was driving a 2011 Cadillac sedan when she attempted to back out of a parking spot and put the car in drive by mistake, accelerated through the parking lot and collided with the side a passing CSX train. Her vehi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Capital District
News
Freight Train Derailment Shuts Down Valley Falls Highway; 2 Cars Plunge Into River Freight Train Derailment Shuts Down Valley Falls Highway; 2 Cars Plunge Into River
Freight Train Derailment Shuts Down Valley Falls Highway; 2 Cars Plunge Into River Cleanup efforts are underway following a freight train derailment that shut down a major highway in the region. The Rensselaer County incident happened just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, near Route 67 in Valley Falls. County officials said a Norfolk Southern train was carrying a total of 94 cars when 10 of them derailed near the Hoosic River. Of the 10 cars that left the tracks, two went into the river. Nobody was injured and it’s not believed that any hazardous materials were involved, officials said. The train was carrying plastic pellets and vegetable oil. Emergency crews now on …

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by Michael Mashburn
Northern Valley
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Freight Train In Northvale Man Killed By Freight Train In Northvale
Man Killed By Freight Train In Northvale A man was struck and killed by a freight train in northeast Bergen County near the New York State line. The man -- who responders said appeared to be in his 20s -- was struck near the Clinton Avenue crossing off Briarwood Lane near Veterans Memorial Park shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3. Northvale police officers who were called by a CSX employee found the victim face down along the tracks south of the crossing, Northvale Police Chief Howard J. Ostrow said. He had no pulse, wasn't breathing and was pronounced dead at the scene via an Advanced Life Support unit a short time …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Franklin PA
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Driver ID'd After Falling On Tracks Below I-81 At MD/PA Line (UPDATE) Tractor-Trailer Driver ID'd After Falling On Tracks Below I-81 At MD/PA Line (UPDATE)
Tractor-Trailer Driver ID'd After Falling On Tracks Below I-81 At MD/PA Line (Update) A tractor-trailer driver has died after driving off Interstate 81 — onto the train tracks below, authorities announced Monday night.   James C. Hayworth, 58, of Chatsworth, GA was trapped in his trailer after accidentally driving his vehicle off I-81 onto the train tracks below, the Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release the following morning.  He initially survived the crash and fall, so emergency crews made "many attempts" to rescue him. Unfortunately, a coroner was called to the scene and he was pronounced dead, the Franklin Company explained in a release ar…

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by Jillian Pikora
Montgomery MD
Traffic
Freight Train Crashes Into Stalled Tow Truck In Silver Spring; No Injuries Reported Freight Train Crashes Into Stalled Tow Truck In Silver Spring; No Injuries Reported
Freight Train Crashes Into Stalled Tow Truck In Silver Spring; No Injuries Reported Disaster was averted in Maryland on Saturday night when a CSX train smashed through a tow truck in a railroad crossing in Montgomery County. At approximately 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, officials say that a train collided with a tow truck, though its occupants were able to get out of the vehicle before the strike in Silver Spring. The aftermath of the crash.Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Remarkably, no injuries were reported, and a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson said that there was no fuel spilled as a result of the train crash. Update - CSX RR Crossing at Linden La, collisi…

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by Zak Failla
Prince George's
News
CSX Train Derailment Causes Road Closures In Hyattsville (PHOTOS) CSX Train Derailment Causes Road Closures In Hyattsville (PHOTOS)
CSX Train Derailment Causes Road Closures In Hyattsville (Photos) Crews in Prince George's County are picking up the pieces after a massive train derailment in Hyattsville. More than a dozen cars were derailed when a freight train went off the tracks early on Saturday morning at the intersection of Alternate Route 1 and Decatur Street, officials say. 10:15 AM Photos from the scene: pic.twitter.com/Ih8l8yXMHu — Hyattsville Police Department (@HyattsvillePD) September 23, 2023 City officials are also advising that people avoid the area after several pedestrians were caught near the scene taking in the sights and taking photos. PLEASE AVOID THE AREA…

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by Zak Failla
Bucks
News
Freight Train Hits Cement Truck In Bucks County Freight Train Hits Cement Truck In Bucks County
Freight Train Hits Cement Truck In Bucks County The SEPTA West Trenton Line was shut down early Thursday morning, Sept. 21 after a CSX freight train collided with a cement truck at a railroad crossing in Middletown, authorities say.  The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Township Line and Big Oak roads, said Middletown police.  No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were released, the department said, though some diesel fuel and drywall dust spilled along the tracks.  Some brush fires near the tracks were reported at the time of the crash, a CSX spokesperson told Dail Voice.  SEPTA…

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by Mac Bullock
Montgomery MD
News
Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Train In Montgomery County (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Train In Montgomery County (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Train In Montgomery County (Developing) One person was killed in Montgomery County after being struck by a train, officials confirmed. Early on Sunday, July 30, first responders responded to a heavy rail train track behind Motel 6 on Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg when a man was hit by a train.  The person was struck on the tracks behind Motel 6 in Montgomery CountyGoogle Maps satellite view The incident was first reported at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. MCFRS is dispatched for a pedestrian struck by a heavy rail train behind the Motel 6 @ 497 Quince Orchard Rd. Units on the scene confirm 1 deceased w/n…

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by Zak Failla
Pascack Valley
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Harrington Park Man Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Harrington Park
Man Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Harrington Park A man was struck and killed by a passing freight train in Harrington Park, responders said. It wasn't clear whether the 60-something man tried to beat the CSX train across the tracks or was clipped as he walked alongside them in the area of the West Shore Road/Harriot Avenue crossing mid-Sunday afternoon, July 23, responders said. It didn't appear intentional, they said, without elaborating. In addition to West Shore, borough police said, the crossings at LaRoche Avenue and Lafayette Road were blocked.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Freight Train Kills Pedestrian In Gaithersburg Freight Train Kills Pedestrian In Gaithersburg
Freight Train Kills Pedestrian In Gaithersburg A pedestrian was struck and killed by a freight train Monday, July 10 in Maryland, officials said. The northbound CSX train struck the person near East Deer Park and Railroad Street in Gaithersburg sometime before 10:45 a.m., a spokesperson for the police department said. The MCPD and CSX police were handling the investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Baltimore
Obituaries
Workplace Accident Kills CSX Employee Weeks Before Wife's Due Date In MD Workplace Accident Kills CSX Employee Weeks Before Wife's Due Date In MD
Workplace Accident Kills CSX Employee Weeks Before Wife's Due Date In MD Weeks before what was to be a jubilant day for a young Maryland family, it was struck by tragedy when a CSX employee was killed in a work-related incident at the Seagirt Marine Terminal in the Terminal Port of Baltimore. Derek Scott Little, a CSX conductor trainee, will never get to meet his newborn son after the 28-year-old was killed on the job just months after he was hired to the position. His wife Kaytee was two weeks away from giving birth to the family's second child. The fatal incident, which remains under investigation by multiple agencies, was reported to the Maryland Transp…

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by Zak Failla
Bergenfield
Police & Fire
Death Of SUV Driver Struck By Overnight Freight Train Was Suicide, Bergenfield Police Say Death Of SUV Driver Struck By Overnight Freight Train Was Suicide, Bergenfield Police Say
Death Of SUV Driver Struck By Overnight Freight Train Was Suicide, Bergenfield Police Say A distraught Morris County woman intentionally drove into the path of a freight train that slammed into her SUV at a railroad crossing in Bergenfield, killing her, in the middle of the night, authorities said. The lifeless victim 42, from Jefferson, NJ, was alone in the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe when it was struck by a CSX train at the West Central crossing and knocked onto its roof around 1 a.m. Sunday, July 2, Police Capt. William Duran said. Responding police officers found various vehicle parts strewn around, the captain said on Monday. An ALS unit pronounced the woman dead at the scene af…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield
Police & Fire
SUV Struck Overnight By Freight Train, Driver Killed, At Bergenfield Crossing SUV Struck Overnight By Freight Train, Driver Killed, At Bergenfield Crossing
SUV Struck Overnight By Freight Train, Driver Killed, At Bergenfield Crossing A driver was killed overnight when a freight train slammed into her SUV at a railroad crossing in what  Bergenfield police said was a suicide. The lifeless victim, a 42-year-old woman from Jefferson, NJ, was alone in the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe when it was struck by a CSX train at the West Central crossing and knocked onto its roof around 1 a.m. Sunday, July 2, Police Capt. William Duran said. Responding police officers found various vehicle parts strewn around, the captain said on Monday. An ALS unit pronounced the woman dead at the scene after police removed her from the SUV, he said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Baltimore
News
Train Takes Out Tractor-Trailers In CSX Crash Reported In Rosedale (DEVELOPING) Train Takes Out Tractor-Trailers In CSX Crash Reported In Rosedale (DEVELOPING)
Train Takes Out Tractor-Trailers In CSX Crash Reported In Rosedale (Developing) At least one person was injured when a freight train crashed into a trucks on the tracks in Baltimore County. Police confirmed shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, that a CSX train collided with two tractor-trailers, sending at least one of the drivers to the hospital. Hazmat crews and members of the Baltimore County Fire Department were all called to the 7500 block of Lake Drive in Rosedale to help with the investigation. Hazmat, fire crews o/s, 7500 block Lakr Dr, 21237, for a collision involving CSX train and two tractor trailers. Driver of one of the trucks has been transpor…

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by Zak Failla
Harford
Traffic
Brush Fire Near Train Tracks Pauses CSX Travel In Harford County (DEVELOPING) Brush Fire Near Train Tracks Pauses CSX Travel In Harford County (DEVELOPING)
Brush Fire Near Train Tracks Pauses CSX Travel In Harford County (Developing) Difficult conditions and tricky terrain caused trouble for first responders in Harford County firefighters battling a brush fire that broke out along CSX railroad tracks in the area. On Thursday, April 20, crews from the Susquehanna Hose Company were called to extinguish the fire along the tracks in the area of Quarry Road in Havre de Grace, though it proved a precarious task due to the surroundings. Difficult terrain is causing issues. An additional Engine has been requested for manpower, which is being handled by Engine 513 with a crew of four. Two Chiefs, Four Engines, Utility & …

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by Zak Failla
Ulster Sullivan
News
39-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Town Of Ulster 39-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Town Of Ulster
39-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Town Of Ulster An investigation is underway after a person was struck and killed by a train in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened at around 3:35 p.m. Friday, March 10 in Ulster County in the area of Winsupply on Morton Blvd in the Town of Ulster. That's when the Ulster County Sheriff's Office says a 911 caller reported the CSX train striking the pedestrian.  The pedestrian, a 39-year-old man from Kingston, was pronounced dead at the scene.  His identity is being withheld pending notification to next of kin. Ulster County Sheriff's Office deputies were assisted at the scene by the T…

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by Joe Lombardi
South Passaic
News
Victim Struck By Freight Train In Paterson Suffers Broken Leg Victim Struck By Freight Train In Paterson Suffers Broken Leg
Victim Struck By Freight Train In Paterson Suffers Broken Leg A freight train injury in Paterson sent an unidentified victim to the hospital, responders said. The person victim suffered a broken leg when hit by the CSX train in the area of Lafayette and East 16th streets around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, they said. The victim was conscious and alert when taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center with a fractured femur, responders said. CSX police were investigating. Additional details hadn't yet been made available as of Wednesday morning.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Harford
News
One Killed By CSX Train Traveling Through Harford County On Thursday Morning One Killed By CSX Train Traveling Through Harford County On Thursday Morning
One Killed By CSX Train Traveling Through Harford County On Thursday Morning An unidentified person was struck and killed by a CSX train in Maryland on Thursday morning, according to reports. Shortly before 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, a person was reportedly struck by a train and killed in Edgewood near Van Bibber and Barberry roads. It is unclear why the person was on the tracks. No other injuries were reported. First responders pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The incident remains under investigation by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. No other information was released. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.

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by Zak Failla
Harford
Police & Fire
Fire Burns CSX Train To Crisp Near Fallston Airport Fire Burns CSX Train To Crisp Near Fallston Airport
Fire Burns CSX Train To Crisp Near Fallston Airport A fire charred the inside of a CSX locomotive near Fallston Airport on Monday, Dec. 5, firefighters said. Footage posted by responders shows the seats and equipment of the train charred following the blaze between routes 152 and 24 around 6:45 p.m. The fire is out. Roads are open. pic.twitter.com/NIm41i19OZ — Joppa-Magnolia VFC (@jmvfc8) December 6, 2022 Amtrak and MARC commuter lines were not impacted. The fire is out. Roads are open. pic.twitter.com/NIm41i19OZ — Joppa-Magnolia VFC (@jmvfc8) December 6, 2022

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by Cecilia Levine
Clarkstown
Police & Fire
Car Hauler Collides With CSX Train In Clarkstown Car Hauler Collides With CSX Train In Clarkstown
Car Hauler Collides With CSX Train In Clarkstown A car hauler was hit by a train in the Hudson Valley after the driver pulled onto one of the tracks, authorities said. The incident took place in Rockland County around 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18, in West Nyack on Pineview Road. According to Clarkstown Police Det. Norm Peters, when officers arrived on the scene they found two vehicles had fallen from a car hauler that was resting up against the side of a CSX train car.  Before the crash, the driver of the car hauler told officers he needed to back up his truck and then place it in park, not realizing that the trailer was ac…

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by Kathy Reakes
Frederick
News
Freight Train Strikes, Crushes 'Utility' Truck In Maryland, Electrical Wires Land On Tracks Freight Train Strikes, Crushes 'Utility' Truck In Maryland, Electrical Wires Land On Tracks
Freight Train Strikes, Crushes 'Utility' Truck In Maryland, Electrical Wires Land On Tracks A utility truck was destroyed by a CSX freight train in Maryland overnight in a crash that sent electric wires flying onto the tracks, officials said. In Montgomery County, shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Pringer advised that a utility truck had wound up on the tracks in Rockville at the Randolph Road grade crossing. Pringer said that the driver had left the scene before the truck was struck by the train, though it remains unclear why the truck was left on the tracks or who it belonged to. No injuries were reported. Electrical wir…

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by Zak Failla
Bergenfield
News
UPDATE: Young Man Struck, Killed By Train In Dumont UPDATE: Young Man Struck, Killed By Train In Dumont
Update: Young Man Struck, Killed By Train In Dumont A witness said a young man was playing chicken when he was struck and killed by a freight train overnight in Dumont. The victim was pronounced shortly after midnight Thursday, Sept. 1, after being struck by the southbound CSX train at the Madison crossing about 20 minutes earlier. A witness told responders that the young man ran across the tracks trying to beat the train but didn't make it, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the incident said. CSX requested assistance from the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification forensics team. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Hyattsville Train, Dump Truck Collision Leaves Victim With Partial Amputation (DEVELOPING) Hyattsville Train, Dump Truck Collision Leaves Victim With Partial Amputation (DEVELOPING)
Hyattsville Train, Dump Truck Collision Leaves Victim With Partial Amputation (Developing) A crash between a train and dump truck in Hyattsville left victims with serious injuries involving amputations and head trauma, initial reports say. The collision with the dump truck and CSX train occurred near Kenilworth Avenue around 3 p.m., Friday, June 3, initial reports say. One person suffered a partial hand amputation. #BREAKING @PGFDNews train v trash truck accident Lloyd Street #Hyattsville two injuries @nbcwashington @Chopper4Brad pic.twitter.com/6zeBGaXgbQ — Charlie Bragale (@charlienbc) June 3, 2022 This is a developing story and will continue to be updated. 

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by Annie DeVoe
South Orange
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Over Guide Rail In Cornwall 23-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Over Guide Rail In Cornwall
23-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Over Guide Rail In Cornwall A 23-year-old was killed after crashing and plummeting hundreds of feet to his death in the Hudson Valley, police said. In Orange County, the motorcyclist crashed on Route 218 in Cornwall north of the Highpoint lookout on Wednesday, June 1. According to Cornwall Police Chief Todd Hazard, the department received the 911 call shortly before 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday morning after the driver - whose name has not been released - went over the stone wall guide rail and fell to his death. Members of the Cornwall Police Department and New York State Police troopers responded to the base of the mou…

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by Zak Failla
Bergenfield
News
Woman Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Dumont Woman Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Dumont
Woman Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Dumont A woman was struck and killed by a freight train Saturday morning in Dumont. The victim, wearing a pink sweater, was struck by the southbound CSX train just north of the New Milford Avenue crossing near West Shore Avenue around 10 a.m., responders said. An ALS unit pronounced her dead at the scene soon after. The relatively short train -- for CSX--  wasn't blocking any crossings, contrary to reports, witnesses said. It was remaining in place indefinitely while Dumont police and CSX investigate. The victim was truck by a CSX train in Dumont just north of the New Milford Avenue crossing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck
News
Female Jumper Rescued From Bridge Over Teaneck RR Tracks Female Jumper Rescued From Bridge Over Teaneck RR Tracks
Female Jumper Rescued From Bridge Over Teaneck RR Tracks HEROES: Crisis negotiators got a troubled woman to safety after she threatened to jump onto the CSX railroad tracks from an overpass in Teaneck. Traffic and pedestrian traffic was stopped over the Grayson Place Bridge near Palisade Avenue after the woman was spotted outside the protective fence around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The woman apparently was waiting for a train before jumping, one responder said. Township police alerted a Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, which sent a crisis negotiation unit.  Train traffic was also halted as negotiators spoke with her. The standoff end…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
News
Driver Pulled From Crashed, Burning Car Off Route 46 Dies Driver Pulled From Crashed, Burning Car Off Route 46 Dies
Driver Pulled From Crashed, Burning Car Off Route 46 Dies A driver was pronounced dead at a local hospital after police pulled him from his crashed, burning car on an industrial road off Route 46 in Ridgefield. Witnesses said the victim first drove down Linden Avenue along Willis Park off Grand Avenue shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday. He then backed up, revved the engine and hit the gas, crashing the sedan into a pile of metal debris near the CSX tracks, they told responders. Responding police officers pulled him from the vehicle before a small fire was doused. The officers and firefighters tried reviving the unresponsive driver with CPR. A …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Delaware
Police & Fire
6 People Hurt After SEPTA Trolley Crashes Into Freight Train In Delaware County 6 People Hurt After SEPTA Trolley Crashes Into Freight Train In Delaware County
6 People Hurt After SEPTA Trolley Crashes Into Freight Train In Delaware County Multiple people were hurt after a SEPTA trolley crashed into a freight train Thursday morning in Delaware County, authorities said. Authorities were called to the scene at South 6th Street and Main Street in Darby around 8:30 a.m., where they discovered six people who had been injured, one of whom was the trolley operator, a SEPTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. SEPTA released the following statement to Daily Voice at 11:30 a.m.: "At approximately 8:30 a.m. today, a Route 11 SEPTA Trolley collided with a CSX train at 6th and Main Streets in Darby. At this time, there are six reported injurie…

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by Nicole Acosta
Putnam
Police & Fire
One Killed After Train Hits Jeep In Area, Police Say One Killed After Train Hits Jeep In Area, Police Say
One Killed After Train Hits Jeep In Area, Police Say One person was killed and another injured after the Jeep Cherokee they were driving was hit by a train in the region. The incident took place around 4 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Ulster County when Kingston Police responded to a report of a car struck by a train at the Smith Avenue crossing. An initial investigation found that a 1996 Jeep Cherokee operated by a 29-year-old Saugerties woman was traveling on Smith Avenue in a south-easterly direction, said the Kingston Police. It is apparent that the railroad crossing gates were completely down for an approaching northbound CSX on the m…

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by Kathy Reakes