A tractor-trailer driver escaped serious injury Wednesday when the rig collided with a train in Upper Macungie Township , police said.

Township police Lt. Peter Nickischer told lehighvalleylive.com the incident happened shortly before 4 p.m. along Ruppsville Road, between Chapmans Road and Tilghman Street.

The train was part of the Norfolk Southern Rail Line, carrying cargo. While the tractor-trailer driver was attempting to cross the tracks at a slow speed, the rig collided with the train, which was also moving slowly, Nickischer said.

There were no reported injuries. The cab of the big rig was reportedly knocked sideways, but there were no spills, Nickischer said.

The area was shut down to traffic for about an hour as police investigated. Heather Garcia, senior communications m

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