Commuter Train Collides With Truck in Connecticut, Pickup Driver Hospitalized in Serious Condition

Commuter Train Collides With Truck in Connecticut, Pickup Driver Hospitalized in Serious Condition
A railroad crossing on Commerce Street in Norwalk, Conn., in October 2019. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
The Associated Press
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NORWALK, Conn.—A commuter train collided with a pickup truck in Connecticut on Wednesday, injuring the driver and heavily damaging the vehicle, authorities said.

The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. at a Metro-North Railroad street crossing in Norwalk that has warning lights and gates, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. None of the 24 passengers on the train were injured, the MTA said.