CHAUNCEY, Ga. — At least four people were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after an accident involving a truck and a train in Dodge County.
According to Sheriff Lynn Sheffield, it happened shortly after noon near the intersection of 341 and GA 165.
Georgia State Patrol says a log truck was crossing the tracks to enter a utility pole plant when it was hit by a train going south.
The collision caused a fire to start in the train's engine and on the log truck.
Georgia State Patrol says the fire is contained, but both vehicles are still smoldering.
The driver and passenger in the log truck were both injured and airlifted to the Medical Center in Macon.
Two train engineers who were on the train at the time were taken to a local hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The two people in the log truck were identified as Jeffrey Smith, 57, and Neil Smith, 24, both from Wrightsville.
The two people on the train were identified as Charles Harvey, 56, and Yarvis Williams, 46.
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