3 Hospitalized After Spencer Freight Train Crash

SPENCER, Mass. (CBS/AP) — Railroad maintenance equipment crashed into a freight train early Sunday, sending three workers to the hospital, officials said.

Workers were reported to be trapped after the crash near the Gauthier Road on a rail line owned by CSX in Spencer.

Three people were transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, firefighters said. Their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, firefighters said.

The crash involving a stationary CSX freight train happened at about 1:30 a.m.

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