HARTFORD, Conn. – An Amtrak train has struck an engineering truck at Newington, about 5 miles southeast of Hartford on Friday. Six people onboard the train are injured.
Two workers in the truck were able to escape before the impact, according to local media reports.
Passengers were transferred to another train in the afternoon.
According to an Amtrak service alert, the train involved was No. 470, a northbound operating between New Haven and Springfield, Mass. Further service alerts indicate that at least one later Amtrak train was covered by CTrail equipment.
The cause of the incident is currently under investigation.
UPDATE: Train 470 is currently disabled north of Berlin (BER) due to a vehicle on the tracks.
— Amtrak Northeast (@AmtrakNECAlerts) January 24, 2020
