BATON ROUGE — The afternoon commute was snarled Wednesday after a train collided with a truck.
The incident occurred around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Airline Highway and S. Choctaw Drive, just north of the Amazon facility and the old Cortana Mall site.
A witness shared video with UWK showing the truck obstructing the railroad crossing. Seconds later, the sound of the train’s horn can be heard, followed by a loud crash.
The witness noted that this crossing lacks a railroad crossing arm, with only red flashing lights and a newly painted red zone serving as warnings.