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Train Strikes Unoccupied Vehicle In Dravosburg

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DRAVOSBURG (KDKA) -- A train struck an unoccupied vehicle in Dravosburg late Wednesday night.

It happened around 11:20 p.m. at Boswell Crossing.

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(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)

Allegheny County officials say the vehicle was disabled.

No one was in the vehicle when it was struck and dragged 100 yards.

The crash closed part of Route 837 in both directions last night, but it has since been reopened.

A tow truck got stuck trying to remove the car from the tracks.

A fire truck then pulled out the tow truck.

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