Crime & Safety
Train Drags Car 300 Yards In Bellevue
The driver of a car hit by a train at an unarmed Bellevue railroad crossing was injured but is expected to be OK.
BELLEVUE, TN — A car was hit by a train and dragged 300 yards early Monday morning in Bellevue, but amazingly, the driver is expected to be OK.
Shortly after 1:30 Monday morning, a CSX engine struck a car coming through the unarmed crossing at McCrory Lane and Highway 70. Though the crossing is not equipped with arms, it does have flashing lights and bells, which were activated.
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Surveillance footage from nearby Eddie's gas station obtained by News 2 seems to indicate the car did not slow despite the approaching train.
The driver, who was not identified, was injured but is expected to be fine. CSX officials are investigating.
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