Train collides with tractor-trailer in South Fulton, two injured
Two ejected from vehicle after being hit by a train
A CSX train was involved in a crossing collision near the City of South Fulton and Union City, Georgia. The train pushed the tractor-trailer about a half mile down the tracks into Union City, officials said. Two people in the tractor were ejected.
SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - A CSX train hit a tractor-trailer in the City of South Fulton, according to officials.
Train hits tractor-trailer, pushing it to Union City
What we know:
The South Fulton Police Department said the train collided with a tractor-trailer at 2:24 p.m. on Wednesday near the intersection of Stonewall Tell Road and Westbrook Road. The train pushed the tractor-trailer about a half mile down the tracks into Union City, officials said.
Two people in the tractor-trailer were ejected. Both of them were injured, one seriously, according to officials.
Nobody on the train was injured, CSX said. The train was not carrying anything hazardous.
It caught fire after the crash. Firefighters worked for hours to fully put out the flames.
One firefighter suffered minor injuries while putting out the fire, according to officials.
SKYFOX 5 flew over the area Wednesday afternoon and saw the train stopped with firefighters around it. There were also several South Fulton Police Department cars in the area.
Witnesses said the crash happened quickly
What they're saying:
Witnesses told FOX 5 the crash happened very quickly.
"The train just come out of nowhere. Boom, hit the truck. Took it down the track," one witness told FOX 5.
The witness said he saw a few people run towards the crash to help those ejected from the truck.
One of those people was Khadija Jackson. She was driving when the crash happened.
"The train popped the tow truck in half," she said.
Jackson tried to comfort the man thrown from the tractor-trailer.
"He was hurt really bad," she said. "He said ‘my shoulder, my back.' he said ‘my shoulder.’ And it was so hard for him to breathe."
The Source: Information in this article came from a phone conversation with CSX, a press release from the City of South Fulton Police Department and crews in SKYFOX 5. This article was updated to add more information as we learned it, including information from police and witnesses. This article was updated to provide a more accurate account of injuries from the crash after a discrepancy between multiple agencies.