Kristine Guerra

kristine.guerra@indystar.com

A truck collided with a train and spilled pineapples all over the road this morning at North Rural Street and Massachusetts Avenue.

Police were called about 10:15 a.m.after the train collided with the truck that was carrying boxes of pineapples, a police dispatcher said. The crash caused the boxes of fruit to spill all over the road.

No injuries were reported.

Indiana State Police trooper Mike McCreary said the semi was turning east from Rural Street onto Massachusetts Avenue when it got stuck on the tracks. The eastbound train arrived shortly after and crashed into the passenger-side trailer of the semi.

Markings on some of the train cars indicate they are affiliated with the Department of Defense. The military transports large and heavy equipment by rail.

Although bystanders said they saw FBI officials there, bureau spokeswoman Wendy Osborne said the agency is not involved.

A person wearing a uniform saying "federal officer" was on the scene.

A call to railroad operator CSX has not been returned. A Department of Defense spokesman said the agency has no information about the train or the crash.

Onlookers gathered as crews worked to clear the intersection.

Jerry Cowherd, who lives on 19th Street down the road from the crash, said he usually hears rumbling when the train passes by. He said his whole house shook when the collision happened.

"I thought somebody was kicking in my door or something," Cowherd said.

Cowherd said he went out the back door, thinking someone was breaking into his house. When he got out to the street, he saw the train and the semi.

"This is crazy," he said. "They were lucky. Nobody's hurt, you know."

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