No injuries reported after train and tractor-trailer collide in Wingate
It was not immediately clear whether or not there were injuries.
WINGATE, N.C. (WBTV) - Law enforcement is investigating a crash involving a train and tractor-trailer in Wingate Thursday afternoon.
The two appear to have collided when the tractor-trailer was going over the train tracks on Main Street near the Highway 74 entrance to Wingate University.
The Union County Emergency Management crew is on-site to help with the cleanup.
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WBTV is working to learn the cause of the crash.
University officials said in a message to students that no injuries occurred during the incident, and there was no threat of any hazardous materials leaking out into the area.
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