Train strikes truck in West Knox Co.

6:59 PM, Sep 1, 2012   |    comments
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A truck was struck by a train in West Knox County Saturday afternoon, according to the Knox County Sheriff's Office.

Officials say 22-year-old Tony Ogle, Jr. was driving a Ryder box truck around 1 p.m. on Willow Creek Drive when he crossed the train tracks and stopped, leaving the rear of the vehicle on the track.

A Norfolk Southern train struck the rear of the truck. The driver of the train says he tried, but was unable to stop in time.

Ogle and a passenger were transported to Parkwest Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Ogle has been cited for failure to obey train signals.