Disaster was averted about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, when Lake City police officers and firefighters responded along with Florence County sheriff’s deputies to a flatbed truck that was stuck on a railroad track as a train was approaching.
A Florence County Public Works truck was stuck at the intersection of Thomas and Acline streets as a southbound CSX train stopped about 100 yards from the intersection. About 1:52 p.m., the train began traveling slowly again.
Emergency personnel evaluated the scene of the accident as other workers found ways to remove the truck from the tracks. Traffic was delayed as the intersection was cleared.
In April 2007, a truck was stuck at the same intersection as a southbound train was stopped near Scranton while the truck was removed from the tracks, according to Lake City News & Post reports.
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