Driver injured when truck rolls over train tracks

COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) – A truck rolls onto train tracks injuring the driver.

According to the Tri-Community Fire Department, they were alerted about the incident around 3:30 Saturday afternoon.

When they arrived on Lee Highway near Edgmon Road, they found a truck rolled onto the tracks.

The incident shut down the tracks.

Crews rescued the driver by means of a backboard, rescue basket and ladder.

The driver was taken to a local hospital.