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Train-truck collision in Ohio kills one

According to US media reports, on the 7th local time, a train and truck collision occurred in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, killing one person.。The Associated Press quoted a Cleveland police statement as saying that a traffic accident occurred at an intersection near a local steel plant at about 1: 30 on the 7th.。A 46-year-old male train conductor who was outside the train died in the accident when a dump truck loaded with limestone collided with the left front side of the first carriage of a Norfolk Southern Railway train。This is the third rail-related accident in Ohio in more than a month, with both Norfolk Southern Railroad involved.。On February 3, a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train was in an accident while passing through the town of East Palestine, Ohio, with 50 carriages derailed or damaged。The accident caused a large amount of toxic chemicals to enter the air, water and soil, causing harm to the surrounding ecological environment and residents' health.。On March 4, a freight train operated by the company was involved in an accident near Springfield, Ohio, and about 20 cars derailed.。CNN reports that casualties involving railroad employees are not uncommon in the country。According to the Federal Railroad Administration, there were more than 13,500 accidents involving employees on duty in the country's rail industry in 2022, of which 1,060 were related to Norfolk Southern Railroad employees.。Forty-two rail employees died while on duty in the United States that year, five of them from Norfolk Southern Railway.。The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement on the 7th that it will investigate multiple accidents that have occurred on Norfolk Southern Railway since December 2021.。

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