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Amtrak Train Hits Pickup Truck in Plant City

Jenny Albano — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:47:32 GMT

An Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck today at 3:15 P.M. and derailed. None of the 133 passengers on the train to New York were injured in the accident.

All the passengers were evacuated by a Plant City bowling alley. All 33 train cars derailed after the crash, but none of the cars tipped over.

There was barely anything left of the pickup truck after the accident. Amtrak spokeswomen Karina Romero said the train hit a concrete truck, but reports from the Hillsborough Fire Rescue said it was a pickup truck.

This is the second train wreck since yesterday, and both collisions occurred in the Tampa Bay area. The train crash that occurred yesterday killed four passengers from the car that was struck by the train.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Airlines, Cruises, Buses, and Other Mass Transit Accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Tractor Trailer Accident Closes I-10

Staff Writer — Mon, 01 May 2006 14:48:36 GMT

A semi trailer carrying hazardous gas overturned on I-10 early Sunday, closing a four mile stretch of the interstate for most of the day. The accident occurred when the truck swerved to avoid car that had stopped suddenly in the right hand lane.

The Times-Picayune reports:

Trucker William Reeves, 50, of Lake Charles swerved to avoid the car and ran off the road into a ditch on its left side. One of the trailer's five cylinders leaked.
When Reeves got out of his truck, he told Carpenter he was having trouble breathing. The officer went to help and was himself overcome by fumes, as were Washington and Ascension Parish Sheriff's Deputy Michael Richardson, who went to help.

The truck was carrying silicon tetrafluoride, which is shipped as a gas instead of liquid.