A Union County man died after a train crashed into a car near Marshville on Tuesday. According to news reports, 61-year-old William Wessley Morton died as a result of injuries suffered when a train struck the passenger door of his car on Clonnie Strawn Road. According to police, the train pushed the car along the tracks well into Anson County.
When trains collide with cars, trucks, and motorcycles, it is often the result of negligence on the part of the train operator. Train operators may be fatigued or distracted at the time of the crash. In other cases, improper maintenance of the train, tracks, or signaling devices at railroad crossings may have caused the crash. Train accidents can be devastating, often resulting in serious injury and death to occupants of other motor vehicles involved in the crash. Injury victims can often seek compensation from the train operator and company for injuries sustained in the accident.
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