MEC&F Expert Engineers : MAN LOST ONE LEG IN ATV COLLISION WITH NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN IN BEAVER COUNTY, PA

Saturday, June 13, 2015

MAN LOST ONE LEG IN ATV COLLISION WITH NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN IN BEAVER COUNTY, PA


JUNE 13, 2015

BEAVER COUNTY, PA

A 30-year-old man riding an ATV was severely injured this morning when he was struck by a train in Beaver County. 

The man suffered a leg amputation in the impact with the Norfolk Southern train, said Beaver County dispatch. The accident occurred at 6:44 a.m. in Homewood Borough, near Buttermilk Falls.

A helicopter evacuation was unsuccessful because of poor weather conditions. 

The man was then transported by ambulance to Allegheny General Hospital.
 
Norfolk Southern police are investigating the incident.
Source:http://www.post-gazette.com