Train strikes trailer on track

Published 10:03 pm Monday, May 6, 2019

A CSX train struck a trailer being pulled by a truck Tuesday afternoon on the track in the 1300 block of Portsmouth Boulevard, according to a city news release.

The Suffolk Police Department and Suffolk Fire and Rescue responded at 12:16 p.m. to the accident, the release stated, with a preliminary investigation determining that the driver of the truck was attempting to cross the track when the train struck the trailer.

There were no injuries, and an investigation is ongoing.

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