GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — An Amtrak train was stopped in Gaston County early Tuesday morning after hitting a tractor-trailer.
The train was traveling from New Orleans to New York when it hit the truck that was stuck on the railroad tracks along Lewis Farm Road and Bessemer City-Kings Mountain Highway just before 5 a.m.
UPDATE: Amtrak says there were 113 passengers on train 20 traveling from New Orleans to New York when it hit a tractor trailer that was stuck on the tracks. No injuries have been reported on the train or on the tractor trailer. #BessemerCity #GastonCo #clt #cltraffic #clttraffic https://t.co/W6tacIECtW
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) February 11, 2025
There were no reported injuries to the 113 passengers or crew onboard, Amtrak officials said.
Amtrak is now working with state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate the incident.
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