ROANE COUNTY, TN-  A Norfolk Southern freight train heading toward Harriman struck a tractor-trailer that was parked on the tracks Saturday morning just after 7:00 AM.  According to the THP report, the driver who apparently parked on the tracks was in the sleeper when the impact happened and escaped without injury. He was identified as 41-year-old Jagit Singh from Pennsylvania.

The train slammed into the trailer portion of the semi severing the trailer loaded with what was reported by Harriman Police as salsa, scattering it all over the area around the crash.

Harriman police and fire units responded within minutes to assess the damage and realized once they got to the driver he was not injured nor were the crew of the train.
It took nearly 8 hours to clear up the mess from the area once the train cleared the scene. The location was the small road that entered the area of the former National Guard Armory about 1 mile north of Webster Pike along Highway 27. The report did not indicate why the driver decided to park on the tracks but was charged.

Photos by: Dudley Evans and Harriman Fire Department.