(The following story appeared on the Daily Reporter website on April 18, 2011.)
WAUWATOSA, Wis. — A forklift operator has only minor injuries after a freight train collided with his machine in Wauwatosa.
Police say the Canadian Pacific Railway train was traveling about 30 mph when it struck the forklift near a construction site Monday.
The 54-year-old forklift operator complained of pain in his left hand and left hip. His name was not immediately released
The man works for a subcontractor on a project to replace a stone bridge south of the railroad tracks.
Police tell The Daily Reporter the worker was returning to the construction site with a load of rock and got trapped between the crossing arms as the train approached.
The full story is on the Daily Reporter website.