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Man Injured After Train Strikes Truck

Last updated on Tuesday, April 28, 2015

(PRINCETON) - A motorist was airlifted to a hospital for treatment after a pickup truck and a train collided in southwestern Indiana.

Gibson County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Bruce Vanoven says a 76-year-old man was trying to beat a freight train. He says the truck was struck while crossing tracks east of Princeton, about 25 miles north of Evansville.

WFIE-TV reports the crash occurred about 10:40 a.m. Sunday

The accident remains under investigation by the sheriff's office and by the Norfolk Southern railroad.

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