A Paulsboro man tried to beat the train through an intersection Tuesday evening.
PAULSBORO -- A car was struck by a freight train and dragged a few hundred feet Tuesday when the driver tried to beat the engine through a railroad crossing, according to Paulsboro's mayor.
No one was injured in the crash at the corner of Beacon Avenue and Monroe Street.
Emergency personnel were on the scene and are working to remove the car from the railroad tracks, according to Mayor Gary Stevenson, who said it would be towed out.
The CSX freight train engine appeared to coupled to another engine, but no other rail cars were being pulled at the time.
It appears there is antifreeze leaking from the car and little damage to the train, Stevenson said.
The driver of the vehicle, a Paulsboro resident who is not being identified by police, was walking and talking to emergency responders immediately following the accident.
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