Train carries SUV quarter of a mile after slamming into it
Police said no one was seriously hurt after a freight train slammed into an SUV in Carthage, Ohio on Tuesday. A freight train slammed into an SUV in Carthage, Ohio on Tuesday, injuring three people. The collision caused rocks to fly from the rail bed and hit at least three parked trucks, smashing various windows. Police said the man driving the SUV had driven around a crossing guard at a CSX railroad crossing and the train pushed the SUV for a quarter of a mile before finally coming to rest. A review of Federal records shows there has only been one collision at the Seymour Avenue crossing, which was in 1977. WKRC has reached out to CSX for comment.
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Police said no one was seriously hurt after a freight train slammed into an SUV in Carthage, Ohio on Tuesday.
Around 5:30 p.m. EST, police said they were told the man driving the SUV had driven around a crossing guard at a CSX railroad crossing.
The train pushed the SUV for a quarter of a mile before finally coming to rest.
Police said three people were inside the SUV and only one had minor injuries.
The collision caused rocks to fly from the rail bed and hit at least three parked trucks, smashing various windows.
“I guess it’s where the car was in the gravel as the train was pushing it and it just threw the rocks over here on my street,” said Columbus Roberts, whose neighbors’ vehicles were among those damaged.
Another neighbor told WKRC that she frequently sees people driving around the crossing guard in an attempt to beat the train.
A review of Federal records shows there’s only been one collision at the Seymour Avenue crossing. That was in 1977 when the railroad was operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
WKRC has reached out to CSX for comment.
Police said it’s too early to know if anyone will be cited.