Person killed when train hits truck in Jefferson Hills

Tawnya Panizzi
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 5:35 a.m. | Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 5:35 a.m.

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Courtesy of WPXI-TV

Police and emergency crews responded to a fatal crash involving a train and a truck on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills on Oct. 26, 2021.

One person was killed when a dump truck collided with a train in Jefferson Hills, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV.

The victim has not been identified.

The incident happened at about 10:30 p.m. Monday.

A Wheeling and Lake Erie train had been crossing Route 51 near Worthington Drive when it collided with a dump truck.

Police Chief Ron Dziezgowski said that traffic control devices were active on at least one side of the railroad tracks. Devices on the other side were knocked out by the crash and investigators will try to determine whether they were working at the time of the crash, he said.

Route 51 remained closed in both directions, from Jefferson Boulevard to Ridge Road, until after noon Tuesday, according to a social media post by Jefferson Hills police.