Truck driver David Wayne Hatcher, 68, killed in collision with train at 32nd Street and Carolina Avenue in Bessemer, Alabama
1 killed in collision between Amtrak train and dump truck
A large group of LSU fans were on that train, a news station in Baton Rouge told WIAT. They said some may have gotten off the train in Tuscaloosa, but 50-57 were still on the train at the time of the collision. The fans are from Baton Rouge and Prairieville.
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The truck collided with the train at about 2 p.m. in nearby Bessemer, Alabama, Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods said in a statement. None of the 124 passengers onboard reported injuries, she said.
Dump truck driver killed in collision with Amtrak train
The train, Amtrak's Crescent, was en route to New York from New Orleans. The train travels daily between those two cities.
Amtrak train from New Orleans collides with dump truck in Alabama; 1 dead
The train collided with a dump truck in Bessemer about 2 p.m. near the intersection of 32nd Street and Carolina Avenue.
Dump truck driver killed in collision with train in Bessemer identified
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office says David Wayne Hatcher, 68, of Ashville, Alabama died in the collision just before 2 p.m. at the crossing at Carolina Avenue and 32nd Street.
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