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An Amtrak train reportedly crashed into a truck that was being pulled onto the tracks.
A spokesperson for the Frederick County Fire Department told Fox News Digital: “The tractor trailer had nowhere to go. The train hit the back of the trailer on the passenger side and pushed it into a car, which was then pushed into a building.”
A spokeswoman added that an adult male truck driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
“All 140 Amtrak passengers, tractor-trailer drivers and passenger truck passengers have refused transportation,” the statement said.
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WRC-TV reporter Tom Lynch also posted a photo of the crash and said the truck was carrying construction equipment in Brunswick, Maryland.
Twitter user Sean Emerson, a passenger on the train, posted photos of the scene on social media.
“We were on the Amtrak Capitol Limited and there was a flatbed truck parked in front of the Brunswick train,” Emerson said. “I could feel the tilt, I could smell the emergency brakes. I think I’ll be here for a while.”
Amtrak did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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“Capitol Limited Train 29, which departed Washington (WAS) on 8/3, has stopped west of Rockville (RKV) due to a vehicle accident on the track ahead,” the rail service Twitter account posted. did. “We will provide updates as information becomes available.”
Emerson later posted that the train had moved again and was passing through Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
“The locomotive and train suffered only cosmetic damage and were cleared to continue by Amtrak and CSX,” Emerson said. “Trains beat trucks”