MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA—
DBI Services
Collision between rail and roadway vehicles · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was sitting in a vehicle and was ready to set rail on a railroad crossing when a train struck the vehicle with the employee inside. The employee suffered fractured ribs.
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