Train hits overturned vehicle near Chesnee Hwy, Cherokee County SC
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According to the dispatch call, a train traveling along Chesnee Highway struck an overturned unoccupied vehicle near milepost 520. The train crew stopped and was instructed to hold position until the area was cleared by a wrecker.
Audio|Heard on: Upstate South Carolina NS Rail - Caesars Head Mountain
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Transcript:
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We got 241 stopped up here between Courtney and Chesnee.
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They struck an overturned unoccupied vehicle at milepost 520.
00:09
We're going to put you in a holding area near Johnson.
00:11
We'll need to wait until the wrecker arrives, then you'll follow Amtrak north.
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Location mentioned:
Chesnee Hwy, South Carolina
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