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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Man Injured in Downtown Train Crash

One man was injured and taken to Atlanta Medical after apparently attempting to drive around the warning signal cross bar and over the train tracks in downtown Douglasville this morning.

One man was injured and taken to Atlanta Medical after apparently attempting to drive around the warning signal cross bar and over the train tracks in downtown Douglasville this morning, according to Capt. D. Shaw, Douglasville Police Department. The man had no visible injuries but was complaining about his left leg, Shaw said. The train appeared to be undamaged. With the railroad crossing bar sticking out of the man's truck and a deep gouge in the street, the preliminary investigation indicates he attempted to drive on the wrong side of the road to avoid the cross bar got his truck caught. Investigating Officer Justin Pollard and Shaw agreed. After the train stuck the truck, "The man got out of the truck and was walking and talking," Shaw…

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

No One Injured in Downtown Train Crash

No one was injured today when a train crashed into a car that was stuck on the railroad track in downtown Douglasville this afternoon.

The Mosley and Bankhead street intersection is still blocked after a train crashed into a car at 2:29 p.m. in downtown Douglasville, according to Douglasville Police Chief Chris Womack. No one was injured in the accident. A woman drove slightly off the road and her car became hung up on the tracks, Womack said. The woman got out of the vehicle and several people nearby tried to get the car unstuck but were unable to before the train crashed into the car. "Witnesses said the woman tried to go back into the car several times to get her purse," Womack said. "Nothing inside the car is worth your life. When it's human vs. train, the train wins every time." Womack said the railroad has sent a train engine to remove the damaged train engine that …

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