No injuries were reported in a collision between an Amtrak train carrying 66 passengers and a tractor-trailer in Vermont on Monday, state police said.
The train, which was traveling from St. Albans to Washington, D.C., hit the trailer section of the flatbed around 11:45 a.m. in the town of Sharon, police said. The tractor-trailer was hauling stone from a nearby quarry, authorities said. The collision damaged the train’s engine, Amtrak said.
Vermont State Police troopers and members of the Department of Motor Vehicle enforcement responded to the scene. Police planned to release more information as the investigation continues.
Passengers were provided bus service to their destination, Amtrak said.
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