Amtrak Train Clips Semi-Truck Downtown

POSTED: 9:16 am PDT October 27, 2009

UPDATED: 9:48 am PDT October 27, 2009

SAN DIEGO -- An Amtrak train clipped the rear of a semi-truck in Midtown Tuesday, delaying a trailing Coaster train for 15-20 minutes but injuring no one.

The crash at Pacific Highway and Washington Street was reported at 7:11 a.m., San Diego police said.

A northbound Coaster train behind the Amtrak train was delayed 15-20 minutes, but a double set of tracks enabled other trains to pass, North County Transit District spokeswoman Sarah Benson said.

How the truck ended up on the tracks was under investigation.

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