PLATTEVILLE, Colo. (AP) - A freight train derailed after colliding with a tractor-trailer in northern Colorado on Wednesday.
Nearly 20 train cars on Union Pacific tracks south of Platteville derailed after the crash, Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Chief Matt Concialdi told the Greeley Tribune.
The driver of the truck, a 2012 Kenworth, suffered minor injuries, the Colorado State Patrol said. Platteville police believe the driver may have tried to beat the train across the tracks, causing the crash.
The derailment shut down U.S. Highway 85 which runs parallel to the tracks.
Television helicopter footage of the wreckage showed two train cars spilled onto the roadway. Other cars were toppled on the median between the tracks and the road.
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This story has been corrected to say that nearly 20 train cars derailed rather than more than 20.
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