Terre Haute News
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Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana
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By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News A Terre Haute man suffered non life- threatening injuries when his pickup truck was struck by a train in Vigo County this morning.
Jerod T. Forrest was eastbound on Davis Drive, east of Erie Canal, in a white Ford Ranger around 10:20 a.m., when responding deputies say he failed to slow down for a set of railroad tracks.
As Forrest was approaching a the tracks, the stop arms where down, according to the report. "Forrest attempted to go around the stop arms, when he was struck by a train," Lt. Brian DeHart, of the Vigo County Sheriff's Office, said. Forrest was treated at the scene and then transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. Comments are closed.
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Lucy Perry
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