The driver of a pickup was killed Thursday morning when the Amtrak Crescent struck the truck at a crossing in Flowery Branch.
The state patrol says the truck was stopped on the tracks as the passenger train approached from the south. “The train struck the truck resulting in the driver of the truck being ejected,” the investigating trooper’s report says.
The victim’s name was not immediately available.
The Crescent passes through Flowery Branch twice each day on runs between New York City and New Orleans (southbound) and New Orleans and New York (northbound).