Police say a trailer detached in Cary. Moments later, an Amtrak hit it
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- Six Amtrak passengers were treated for minor injuries after the train struck a trailer.
- The crash occurred at 2:03 p.m. at Northeast Maynard Road and East Chatham Street in Cary.
- Northeast Maynard Road remained closed for cleanup as of about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Six passengers on an Amtrak are being treated for minor injuries after the train crashed into a truck trailer in Cary on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The Cary Police Department responded to the crash at 2:03 p.m. at the intersection of Northeast Maynard Road and East Chatham Street, police said in a Wednesday press release.
When officers arrived, they determined that a construction trailer had detached from its truck and remained on the train tracks before the Amtrak struck the trailer, police said.
Train schedules indicate the Amtrak train was Train 72 heading towards Raleigh before crashing in Cary. Amtrak notified customers at 2:47 p.m. that Train 72 had stopped “due to a disabled vehicle blocking the tracks.”
The Cary Police and Fire Departments were on the scene as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday with CSX Transportation, Amtrak and the N.C. Department of Transportation to clear the debris from the crash, police said. Northeast Maynard Road between Chapel Hill Road and East Chatham Street closed for cleanup.
This story will be updated.
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