Two recent train crashes involving vehicles are raising new concerns about railroad crossing safety across southeast Michigan.
On Thursday morning, an Amtrak train headed to Chicago from Pontiac collided with a Priority Waste truck near the border of Wayne and Westland in the area of Merriman Road and Michigan Avenue. Wayne police say it appears the truck attempted to cross at the railroad crossing as the train came barreling down around 8:30 a.m.
Detroit resident Linda Lipscomb was a passenger on the train when the crash happened. She was headed to Kalamazoo.
“You could feel the breaking and it was obvious something was hit,” Lipscomb said…