Two Seriously Injured After Pickup Truck Collides With CSX Train in Rushville, IN

August 30th, 2013 |

RUSHVILLE, IN – A pickup truck collided with a CSX train, seriously injuring two motorists in Rushville, IN on August 16, 2013. Rushville is located in Rush County in the east-central part of the state about 45 miles southeast of Indianapolis.

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A pickup truck was severely damaged and the occupants were seriously injured after colliding with a CSX train in Rushville, IN on August 16, 2013. Photo credit: Rush County Sheriff’s Department.

The accident happened around 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2013 when a pickup truck traveling north on Perkins St ignored the flashing lights at the 4th St rail crossing and proceeded to cross the tracks and was struck by a westbound CSX train.

Map shows location of a pickup truck collision with a CSX train at East 4th Street and North Perkins St in Rushville, IN on August 20, 2013.

Both the driver and a passenger of the pickup truck were seriously injured. The driver was identified as 26 year-old Thomas Alexander and a passenger, 19 year-old Anthony Huffman, both from Rushville.

The pickup truck was hit on the passenger side and went airborne, bouncing off a house and a fence on East 4th St, landing about 150 feet from the point of impact.

Rescue workers had to work for about a half an hour to extricate Huffman. Both Alexander and Huffman were seriously injured and had to be airlifted to Rush Memorial Hospital, about a mile away.

Both were reported to be in critical condition and investigators were unable to obtain a statement from them.

There were no reports of any injuries to any personnel on the train or any railroad employees.

The accident is currently under investigation.

Blog post by Gordon &amp Elias, a FELA lawyer and Indiana railroad injury lawyer who publishes train accidents and FELA legal news from across the United States.