(Updated 1:50 p.m.) A freight train struck a tractor-trailer in Springfield this afternoon (Thursday), sending the truck driver to the hospital with minor injuries, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department said.
Just before 1 p.m., the train struck the tractor-trailer at a low speed at the intersection of Iron Place and Industrial Drive, the department tweeted.
The intersection is adjacent to train tracks that lead to the Virginia Railway Express’ Backlick Road station.
The train did not have any passengers, and there were no traffic impacts, FCFRD spokesperson William Delaney told FFXnow.
NBC4, which captured the scene by helicopter, reports that the train had 25 cars and was backing up when it knocked the truck on its side.
Tractor trailer hit by train in Springfield. @ffxnow https://t.co/Cds876GDlS
— Alan Henney (@alanhenney) June 2, 2022
Units on the scene of a train that struck a tractor trailer Iron Place and Industrial Drive in Springfield. Low-speed impact. Truck driver being transported to hospital with minor injuries. No injuries on train. Most units returning to service. #FCFRD pic.twitter.com/ooVqP33DlG
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) June 2, 2022
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