Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer In Springdale Twp., Driver Jumps To Safety

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SPRINGDALE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A train collided with a tanker truck stuck on railroad tracks Wednesday afternoon in Springdale Township.
The crash happened around noon in the 100 block of Colfax Street, near the PPG Paints Plant.
Officials say the tanker truck became stuck on the tracks, and train was unable to stop.
“It took a little bit to slow down, because it is about a mile long worth of train, so it had a lot of weight behind it,&