Amtrak passengers faced delays Saturday in the Seattle-Tacoma area, after one of its passenger trains crashed into a truck stuck on the tracks.
In a social media post, the Auburn Police Department reported that around 10:18 a.m., a semi tractor trailer rig made a wrong turn and became stuck on the train tracks at 29th and B streets Northwest.
** PRESS RELEASE/TRAIN V SEMI** 1/18 Around 10:18 this morning, a semi truck made a wrong turn and got stuck on the train tracks at 29th B NW. An Amtrak train heading south struck the stuck semi. pic.twitter.com/WR12O8QHr1
— Auburn WA Police Dept (@AuburnWAPolice) January 18, 2025
A southbound Amtrak train struck the stuck semi. Police said that the driver and occupant of the semi managed to get out of the truck safely…