Dive summary:
- Federal investigators are inspecting an accident yesterday in Baltimore, Md. where a garbage truck collided with a chemical carrying CSX train.
- The crash caused several boxcars to derail and catch fire setting off an explosion that rattled homes half a mile away and sent up grey some that could be seen from a mile away.
- Only the garbage truck driver was seriously injured; it is unclear right now why the truck was crossing the tracks or if he was authorized to be there.
MORE: Investigators will spend coming days piecing together what caused train to collide with garbage truck: apne.ws/ZdJOf9 -JM
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 29, 2013
From the article:
Robert Sumwalt, of the National Transportation Safety Board, said late Tuesday that the collision occurred at a private crossing where the only marking was a stop sign. He said it wasn't clear why the truck was crossing the tracks or whether it was authorized to be there.
The truck driver, 50-year-old John J. Alban Jr., was in serious condition Tuesday night at Maryland Shock Trauma, a hospital spokeswoman said. Two CSX workers aboard weren't hurt. ...
