(The Associated Press circulated the following story on June 16.)
EAST HAVEN, Conn. — A construction worker was killed early Wednesday when his crane was hit by a train that was testing the tracks, Amtrak said.
The accident occurred about 3:45 a.m. on the tracks about three miles east of Union Station in New Haven, according to Vernae Grahm, a spokeswoman for Amtrak.
Grahm said the train was a Connecticut Department of Transportation test train with an Amtrak conductor and engineer on board.
The train struck a crane that was involved in a repair project on the nearby Interstate 95 overpass.
Grahm said the accident had halted at least two Amtrak trains running north and south through New Haven.
Investigators remained at the scene Wednesday morning. Officials had not released the name of the victim Wednesday morning.