Two people were injured Wednesday afternoon, including one in critical condition, when a CSX train collided with a tractor-trailer in South Fulton and caught on fire, officials said.
The crash happened just before 2:30 p.m. on the tracks near the intersection of Stonewall Tell and Westbrook roads, according to South Fulton police.
Smoke was seen rising from the train, the result of the engine catching on fire from the wreck, according to a CSX spokesperson. The tractor-trailer had been hauling a dump truck, police said.
Those injured were two people in the big rig, police spokesperson Tori Cooper said. One was reported to be in critical condition, while the other was in serious condition.
The big-rig driver was ejected from the vehicle and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, said Union City fire Deputy Chief James Thompkins, whose department was also on the scene.
Law enforcement previously said two people on the train, identified as the conductor and engineer, were also injured, but Cooper confirmed Wednesday evening that was not the case.
“They were transported to the hospital to be checked out, and really, they were just like shaken up, so they weren’t really injured like that ... they’re fine,” Cooper added.
A CSX spokesperson said the cause of the incident was under investigation.
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