Driver dead after vehicle struck by train in Loudon County

PHILADELPHIA, Tenn. (WATE) — One person is dead and two roadway intersections in Philadelphia, Tennessee are closed after a crash involving a train Thursday afternoon.

A Loudon County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said a driver of a vehicle died in a crash involving a train in Philadelphia on Thursday. A photo from the scene shows a heavily damaged car on its side.

Pond Creek Road at Elm Street and Christian Street at Church Street are both shut down while authorities investigate. The crash occurred near the entrance to Sweetwater Valley Farm off of Highway 11, according to the sheriff’s office.

(The driver has been identified as 36-year-old Miguel Angel Lopez Zavala)

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12/18/23