Norfolk Southern Employee Dies as Yet Another Train Crashes in Ohio

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One person is dead after Ohio’s sixth incident involving a Norfolk Southern train in the past five months.

A Norfolk Southern train and a dump truck collided Tuesday morning on the property of Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works, a steel mill in Cleveland, according to WKYC.

A Cleveland-Cliffs representative said the incident happened on the Norfolk Southern rail line that runs through the property. The incident took place less than 100 miles from East Palestine, where a derailment last month led to a major health emergency for the surrounding community.

“As a result of the collision, a Norfolk Southern employee lost his life. The location is being controlled by Cleveland police and Norfolk Southern,” the Cleveland-Cliffs representative said.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said the victim was Louis Shuster of Broadview Heights.

The railroad identified Shuster as a conductor.

Cleveland police were investigating the accident.

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