By Lethbridge News Now

Semi driver injured in collision with train near Lethbridge

Apr 27, 2018 | 7:49 AM

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.

The driver, a middle aged male from Calgary, was trapped inside the semi and had to be extricated by the Lethbridge Fire Department personnel. 

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He was taken to hospital in Lethbridge with non life-threatening injuries.

Coaldale RCMP, Canadian Pacific Police, and Lethbridge Fire/EMS were among the responders at the scene.

Diesel fuel was believed to have spilled into the canal, and environmental crews were called to assist with the cleanup.

The train moved on from the scene around an hour after the crash.