By THE KENTON TIMES STAFF
The front of a semi-truck/trailer rests near the CSX Railroad train it collided with on Main Street in Mount Victory about noon on Wednesday. The truck driver, Richard Lavender of Canada, suffered minor injuries and was cited for disobeying a railroad crossing device. (KENTON TIMES PHOTO /ALEC KELLER)
MOUNT VICTORY — The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a semi-truck/trailer versus train crash that occurred on the east/west line of CSX Railroad in Mt. Victory about noon on Wednesday.
The crash occurred at the Ohio 31/Main Street crossing. The truck driver, Richard Lavander of Ontario, Canada, attempted to drive around the crossbuck that was down to warn of a nearby traveling train.
As the truck went around the crossbuck an eastbound CSX train struck the truck. The impact separated the truck and trailer, pushing the truck approximately one quarter of a mile east of the original impact.
Traffic was diverted from Ohio 31 until the wreckage could be investigated and cleared.
Two drivers in the train were uninjured while the driver of the truck was transported to Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton with minor injuries.
The driver, Lavander, was cited for disobeying a railroad crossing device.
The sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by Mt. Victory Fire/EMS, CSX Railroad and Minich’s Towing.
The crash remains under investigation