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NORTH CAROLINA

Train hits truck, injuring 55

Passengers hold their belongings after being removed from the Amtrak train.
Passengers hold their belongings after being removed from the Amtrak train.Read moreAP
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At least 55 people were injured after an Amtrak train hit a tractor-trailer that was stuck on the tracks in Halifax, N.C. One of the injuries was serious.

State transportation officials said 54 passengers were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries after Monday's collision. They said one had more serious injuries. Details were not immediately available.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the truck driver was not injured. Officials said the driver was trying to make a difficult left-hand turn when he got stuck on the tracks. An eyewitness had said earlier that the truck driver was trying to make a right-hand turn.

Federal Railroad Administration officials said they believed 62 people were injured. The discrepancy could not be resolved immediately.

- AP

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