Truck Driver Dead After Collision With Train

GASTON CO., NC– A garbage truck driver is dead tonight after a train hit his truck in Gaston County.

It happened a little before two o’clock just outside of the town of Lowell. The truck was crossing tracks when it was struck. Police say that intersection doesn’t have a stop arm.

People who live nearby say the crash shook their homes.

“I was in the house washing my hair and I heard a loud boom we ran down there and it exploded right in front of us,” said Gaston County resident Alyssa Payne.

Police aren’t releasing the name of that truck driver until they finish investigating the crash.