Thursday, September 3, 2015

1 train engineer injured after a Tacoma Rail train hit a stopped BNSF train in Washington



Freight trains collide in Tacoma, engineer injured



An engineer suffered minor injuries in the collision.



Two trains collided on Thursday morning in Tacoma.



TACOMA, Wash. —


On Thursday morning, two freight trains collided in Tacoma.

The low speed collision occurred just before 7:00 a.m.

Tacoma fire officials advised that one person had been injured and was transported to the hospital.

An engineer with Tacoma Rail -- part of Tacoma Public Utilities -- was pulled from the train.

Traffic is being diverted near Port of Tacoma Road and Marshall Avenue.

The Tacoma Rail train hit a stopped BNSF train, according to BNSF.

The Tacoma Rail train derailed during the collision.

KIRO 7 has a reporter at the scene.