| Friday, August 17, 2007 8:28 AM CDT |
Road closed after semi carrying cars hits train bridge
By Pantagraph staff
BLOOMINGTON — The city closed a Division Street railroad underpass for inspection after it was hit by a semitrailer truck driver who thought he could fit beneath the bridge with three vehicles atop his trailer, police said.
The crash happened about 4 p.m. Thursday between Lee and Mason streets, and traffic barriers were later put up on Division at those streets.
The tracks were closed to train traffic immediately after the accident so they could be inspected, but their status was unclear later Thursday night, police said.
Amtrak service across that bridge was not affected Thursday evening, said Amtrak spokesman Cliff Cole.
The first of the three vehicles atop the trailer cleared the bridge, police said. But the second, a Chevrolet Silverado, struck the bridge and pushed the third vehicle, a Dodge Intrepid, off the end of the trailer.
Further information wasn’t immediately available.
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