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Sheriff's Department, CSX investigating early morning train-vehicle accident

Officials with the Putnam County Sheriff's Department and CSX spent part of their Thursday morning on the scene of a train vs vehicle accident near Fillmore. 
According to Scott Ducker, public information officer for the sheriff's department, a vehicle was attempting to turn south from county road 200 North onto county road 750 East when the incident occurred. 

"The driver stated that another vehicle was in his lane and forced him to run off the road," Ducker told The Putnam County Post. 

As a result, the vehicle then became stuck on the train tracks. An eastbound CSX train could not see the vehicle due to it being dark and struck the vehicle, Ducker said. 

The driver of the vehicle was able to exit the vehicle before the wreck and was not hurt. 

"CSX is on scene removing the wreckage from the train tracks. Curtis Towing will recover the vehicle," Ducker said. 

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