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Train hits front-end loader at railyard, injuring 1

BETHLEHEM (AP) - Authorities say a eastbound train struck a piece of construction equipment at an eastern Pennsylvania rail yard, injuring one person.

Emergency dispatchers said the Norfolk Southern train hit the front-end loader in the yard near Union Station Plaza in Bethlehem at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

WFMZ-TV reported that the operator of the loader, a Norfolk Southern maintenance employee, was ejected. Norfolk Southern said in a statement that the worker’s injuries weren’t life-threatening. A condition report wasn’t immediately available.

The 14-car train was headed to Port Newark, New Jersey.