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PITTSBURGH, Penn. — a Norfolk Southern train collided with a tractor trailer on Thursday, August 9,  in East Pittsburgh.

A Norfolk Southern train crashed into a tractor trailer that was stuck on the tracks at the Main Street rail crossing next to the Tri-Boro Expressway in East Pittsburgh, PA on August 9, 2012. Photo credit: Justin Merriman / Tribune-Review

The accident occurred at about about 8:30 p.m. along a stretch of track across from the U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works near the intersection of Main Street and the Tri-Boro Expressway.

Map showing location of Norfolk Southern train crash with a tractor trailer on Main St in East Pittsburgh, PA on August 9, 2012 right next to the Tri-Boro Expressway.

Emergency crews were called an arrived at the scene. No injuries were reported at the time of the accident.

Plum-Oakmont.Patch.com reports:

According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the truck driver and a passenger were able to escape before the collision. A train traveling in the opposite direction struck the tractor-trailer, wedging the wreckage between the two trains, the Trib reported.

Emergency crews reported that more than 126 gallons of diesel fuel were leaking at the scene of the fiery crash. Local fire crews, Allegheny County Hazmat teams and the Salvation Army responded to the scene.

Emergency lights lit up the night sky as crews worked at the scene. The train cars could be seen along stopped on the track along Braddock Avenue in Braddock.

The incident remains under investigation at this time.

Posted by Gordon, Elias & Seely, a FELA lawyer and railroad injury lawyer blog that publishes train accidents and FELA legal news from across the United States.

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