Truck hit by train at crossing on Hogansville Road, victim airlifted

Published 4:13 pm Tuesday, June 6, 2023

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One victim has been airlifted to an Atlanta hospital after his truck collided with a train on Hogansville Road Tuesday afternoon.

According to Troup County Fire Chief Michael Strickland, a silver pickup truck collided with a CSX train at the rail crossing for Willowood and Hogansville Road. The truck was knocked into a ditch near the train tracks.

The victim was taken to Callaway High School, where he was life flighted.