Semi driver injured in collision with train near Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE – The driver of a semi was injured when his truck and a train collided just east of Lethbridge on Thursday.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Glen Henry said it happened just before 10 a.m.
The semi turned from Highway 3 and was struck by an eastbound train at the adjacent crossing.
The tractor unit ended up in an irrigation canal next to the road, while the empty trailer wound up in the ditch on the other side of the rail line next to Highway 3.