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Man escapes serious injury in crash with train
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A Gainesville man suffered only slight injuries after colliding almost head-on with an Amtrak passenger train Thursday night at an Oakwood crossing. Driver Tyler Pinson, of Gainesville, wearing plaid shorts, said his brakes failed as he approached the unlit crossing on Tumbling Circle from nearby Old Oakwood Road. None of the 197 Amtrak passengers were injured, said Hall County Fire Marshall Scott Cagle. - photo by NAT GURLEY
A Gainesville man escaped serious injury when his pickup collided almost head-on with an Amtrak passenger train Thursday night near Oakwood. None of the 197 rail passengers were injured, said Hall County Fire Marshall Scott Cagle. Tyler Pinson was treated at the scene for a wrist injury and minor leg scrapes and refused transport after he said his brakes failed as he approached the unguarded crossing from Old Oakwood Road.