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Driver injured after car collides with CSX freight train in Leominster

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A photo of the scene of the accident between a car and CSX freight train in Leominster Thursday night. (Photo Credit: Boston25News)
A photo showing the scene of Thursday night’s collision between a car and a CSX freight train in Leominster. (Photo Credit: Boston25News)

LEOMINSTER — On Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at approximately 6:57 p.m., Leominster police and firefighters were dispatched to the Marguerite Avenue train crossing intersection following a report of a collision between a motor vehicle and a CSX freight train.

Leominster’s Acting Police Chief Ryan Malatos said in a statement that upon arrival, officers secured the scene as firefighters used extraction tools to free the driver from the vehicle. The driver was then transported to a local UMass Memorial hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident is still under investigation.

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2 thoughts on “Driver injured after car collides with CSX freight train in Leominster”

  1. Lots of comments on social media…and lot of traffic news….. Further down that road has a dramatic elevation change.. But it is straight and flat in that area.. Hope they are OK.

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