Driver Killed in Hawthorne Truck Accident Involving Freight Train

A FedEx driver in Hawthorne, Florida was killed following a truck accident with a CSX train on July 3. Hawthorne is approximately 100 miles north of Orlando.

According to initial reports from the Florida Highway Patrol, the train collided with the FedEx truck at the intersection of a railroad crossing and a private drive. The driver was rushed to University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

“The CSX freight train was southbound and had begun its trip at Jacksonville with a destination at Tampa,” read a statement from CSX spokesman Gary Sease. “The train had two locomotives and 34 rail cars. The speed limit for trains in that particular area is 60 mph and the train’s event recorder indicates it was traveling 53 mph when it collided with the delivery truck on July 3. The crossing is a private one for the access of a property owner in the area. It is marked with cross bucks (the “X” sign indicating a crossing). We are cooperating with authorities looking into this collision. Our thoughts are with the injured driver.”

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