Harrison Co. Investigates Wreck Involving Train, Tractor-Trailer

HARRISON COUNTY — Traffic was snarled Monday as crews worked the scene of a crash off U.S. Highway 80 between Longview and Hallsville involving a train and a tractor-trailer rig near Trinity Industries in western Harrison County. According to KETK and the Longview News-Journal, Harrison County Sheriff’s office spokesman Jay Webb said people involved sustained some injuries but the crash was not fatal. Webb added that the collision took down power lines and that Southwestern Electric Power Co. has cut off power in the area. SWEPCO is reporting that 200 people are without power in Harrison County. SWEPCO crews worked to install a new power pole at the scene. Traffic was blocked in both directions on U.S. 80 after the crash.