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Amtrak train slams into truck in Mesquite

Wednesday afternoon headlines for September 21, 2022
Wednesday afternoon headlines for September 21, 2022 03:28

MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) - No one was injured after an Amtrak train slammed into a Ford truck in Mesquite on Sept. 21. 

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It happened in the 100 block of Gross Rd. around 11 a.m.

Authorities said there were passengers on the train and in the truck that was hit. It was pulling a low-profile racing trailer, and the trailer became high-centered and got stuck on the tracks.

The crossing arm was damaged and is being replaced.

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