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8 injured after Amtrak train collides with semi-truck in Lakeland
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Eight people were taken to the hospital Friday night after a semi-truck and an Amtrak train collided in Lakeland, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
The semi-truck hauling seven cars became stuck on a train track at Canal Avenue North, just south of US 92, authorities said in an update Saturday.
As the semi's trailer became stuck, Amtrak Train 92 — which had just left Lakeland Amtrak station on a Miami to New York trip — was approaching Canal Avenue north going 78 mph, authorities said.
For more: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/semi-trailer-truck-train-crash-lakeland/67-a56b0f04-d8e4-4f1a-8dc4-aa76abc32dea
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