Train crew injured as train collides with tanker hauling hydrochloric acid solution

(Source: Observer-Reporter, March 6, 2018)

FREDERICKTOWN, Pa. — On March 6 near Fredericktown, Pa., a train broadsided a tanker truck hauling some 4,400 gallons of a corrosive solution of hydrochloric acid as the rig’s driver crossed the tracks about 10:30 a.m. Officials said the truck driver was flown by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. Washington County Public Safety Director Jeff Yates wasn’t sure of the extent of the driver’s injuries but said he believed the driver suffered “significant trauma.” The CSX train’s engineer and conductor were taken to a local hospital for evaluation, according to a statement from Norfolk Southern, which was operating the train under an agreement with CSX.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018