HAVERHILL, MASS. (WHDH) - Authorities are investigating a deadly crash between an Amtrak Downeaster train and a truck in Haverhill on Monday.
Train 683 was stopped in Haverhill following the incident, Amtrak Northeast said in a tweet. Passengers were transferred to trains 684 and 685.
Neighbors said the arm blocking the tracks was in the down position when the truck crashed into it and then hit the train.
The driver of the truck involved in the crash, an 83-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
Video from SKY7 HD showed a mangled truck in the woods about 20 feet from a railroad crossing and a train stopped about a half-mile up the track.
There was a heavy police and emergency presence in the area as investigators worked at the scene.
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