The trailer involved in the incident can be seen from the north side of the tracks/photo provided by John Waldrop

No one was injured when a CSX train collided with a tractor-trailer in Pembroke Thursday afternoon.

The incident happened around 5:20 at the Main St. crossing, with Christian County Emergency Management Director Randy Graham saying the rig was a flatbed hauling heavy equipment including a “bobcat.”

Graham said it wasn’t immediately clear why the rig was hit and that the driver of the tractor likely avoided injury because most of the trailer had crossed the tracks. The crossing gates were destroyed and it the trailer was hit hard enough to wrap it around all the way to the cab.

The train engine sustained some damage in the incident, though the conductor was unhurt. A small diesel leak was dealt with in the moments following the wreck. Kentucky Commercial Vehicle Enforcement was called to the scene to complete the investigation after the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, Kentucky State Police and the Pembroke Volunteer Fire Department responded initially.

The truck was licensed out of Pennsylvania, according to Graham.

An emergency responder assesses the scene along with bystanders on KY115 in Pembroke/photo by John Waldrop

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Clarksville Police say that a 22-year old male died this morning from injuries he sustained during a motorcycle wreck that occurred today.
Police say around 5:30 a.m. the 22-year old male was riding a Honda motorcycle and was traveling east on Purple Heart Parkway, when a Chevy Silverado, driven by 26-year old Nathaniel Bagley was driving north off of Ash Ridge Drive, and was crossing the parkway and pulled into the pathway of the motorcyclist.
The name of the victim will be released following the notification of family members.
Police say the investigation into the fatal wreck remains ongoing and charges may or may not be pending against Bagley.

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A Woodlawn woman is accused of trying to hire an undercover police officer to kill the father of her children.
22-year old Natalie Danielle Haines is charged with one count of solicitation of first-degree murder and is scheduled to appear in Montgomery County circuit court next month for her arraignment.
According to police, Haines allegedly agreed to pay $90 in cash and $60 in marijuana to have 30-year old Jack Louis Janes, to be killed.
Haines was arrested after she allegedly arranged through text messages to meet an under cover police officer at a Fort Campbell Boulevard business parking lot to work out details of the murder-for-hire plot.
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The Montgomery County Grand Jury recently indicted a Clarksville man for the death of his infant son last year.
31-year old Rodney Dewayne Burton is charged with one count of criminally negligent homicide and is expected to be arraigned early next month in circuit court.
According to Clarksville Police, on November 4^th, 2011 Burton was allegedly intoxicated and had his 5-month old son, Rodney Dewayne Burton, Jr. in bed with him and when he woke up, his son was not breathing.
After he discovered his son to be unresponsive, Burton reportedly took the infant to a nearby hospital, where the infant was pronounced dead.
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The U.S. Department of Labor this week announced the availability of $15 million in grants through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program to help homeless veterans get back on their feet.
The program is designed to provide job training services to help veterans succeed in civilian careers.
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis says the grant announcement is the first step in assisting these veterans gain access to meaningful employment and more stable post-military lives.
The department will likely award 50 grants to serve about 9,000 veterans and funds will be given on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies and non-profit organizations.
The grant money will be used towards providing homeless veterans with occupational, classroom and on-the-job training, job search and placement assistance.
The program is the only federal funded program that focuses solely on helping homeless veterans employment.
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