Tractor-trailer hit by train in downtown Acworth

No injuries were reported Monday morning when a freight train struck a tractor-trailer in Cobb County.

The U.S. Foodservice truck got stuck on the tracks at a crossing near downtown Acworth and was hit by a CSX train shortly before 11 a.m.

WSB-TV reported that the truck was pushed about 40 to 50 yards up the tracks.

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