Front-end loader operator injured in collision with train in Bethlehem, Pa.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The operator of a front-end loading tractor was injured after a collision with a train in the Lehigh Valley.

It happened at a railroad crossing off Riverside Drive, near Union Station Plaza, in Bethlehem around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Officials said a Norfolk Southern freight train hit the front-end loader as it was working on the property.

The operator, also a Norfolk Southern employee, was ejected from the loader.
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The operator was taken to the hospital with injuries. However, there is no word on the operator's condition.

No other injuries were reported.
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