COOSAWHATCHIE S. CAROLINA (JASPER CO.) AMTRAK TRAIN VS. LOG TRUCK/ POSSIBLE DERAILMENT/ INITIAL REPORT OF SEVERAL INJURIES/ ALL CNTY PARAMEDICS TO SCENE (10:15,DCF) COOSAWHATCHIE,SC (JASPER) U/D: *TRAIN DERAILMENT* AMTRAK vs LOGGING TRUCK. UNKN # of INJs. LINE PARALLELS I-95, ABT 26mi N of GA LINE nr HWY 462. M/A from 3 COUNTIES. 10 CARS OFF TRACK. [10:31,CFP]
U/D SC *TRAIN DERAILMENT* CORR LOCATION: nr YEMASSEE (HAMPTON COUNTY STA 70), AREA of I-95/HWY 68. MOSTLY MINOR INJs, ENGINEER BRIEFLY TRAPPED. BEAUFORT COUNTY TECH RESCUE WAS ON STAND-BY, NOW RELEASED. [10:54,CFP]
I saw that on the new here. The truck driver blamed the engineer. Guess he never heard of STOP, LOOK, LISTEN!
How on earth can you blame the engineer when the engineer has right of way AT ALL TIMES???!!!! The Logger was on Railroad property, and as such he SHOULD know that by entering that property, he must obey the train...he Doesn't make the rules!!!
