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A tractor-trailer driver was trying to turn onto the northbound lane of Highway 301 today when the electrical building he was hauling was struck by an oncoming Amtrak train.
A tractor-trailer driver was trying to turn onto the northbound lane of Highway 301 today when the electrical building he was hauling was struck by an oncoming Amtrak train.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:
Roanoke Rapids police confirmed a woman was thrown from a vehicle Friday night and continue to investigate to determine whether she was also run over.
An Amtrak locomotive and one of its cars derailed and another car partially derailed in Halifax today after striking the trailer carrying payload of an 18-wheel transfer truck.
Already charged in the February armed robbery of a Roanoke Rapids store, Robert Duane Harris Jr. now faces charges for the theft of jewelry from a victim he was familiar with.
