Georgia police officer hit by train, incident caught on body camera

Monday, January 13, 2020
POLK COUNTY, Georgia (WPVI) -- A Georgia police officer is recovering after getting hit by a train, and it was all caught on camera.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, January 7th.
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Police say Polk County officer Andy Anderson was chasing a burglary suspect down railroad tracks.

In the body camera video, you can hear the train blaring its horn.

Suddenly, the officer appears to be thrown into brush along the tracks.
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Luckily, the officer wasn't seriously hurt.

He was taken to the hospital with a few broken bones and a concussion.



The suspect got away, but he has been identified.
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