Train Destroys Semi-Truck in Lithonia

Train Destroys Semi-Truck in Lithonia

A tractor-trailer driver survived after a train slammed into his truck early Friday morning in Lithonia, leaving him counting his blessings instead of his injuries. What Happened: A CSX train collided with a semi-truck carrying pickup trucks at the Turner Hill Road crossing near Covington Highway around 5 a.m. The crash destroyed the truck and […] The post Train Destroys Semi-Truck in Lithonia appeared first on The Georgia Sun.

Semi crashes into train in metro Atlanta

LITHONIA, Ga. — A train crash involving a tractor-trailer caused some delays in DeKalb County, Georgia Friday morning. According to CSX, and reported by 11Alive television station, the incident happened at around 4:58 a.m. when one of their trains came in contact with a tractor-trailer at Turner Hill Road crossing at Covington Highway. First responders arrived at the railroad crossing to find the semi-truck demolished by a train. The semi-truck …

Traffic Alert: Turner Hill Road closed in Lithonia after train collides with tractor-trailer

The wreckage blocks the railroad crossing on Turner Hill Road next to Covington Hwy., just north of I-20.