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Amtrak trail derails in Jackson County, Michigan on Feb. 1, 2012. No life-threatening injuries were reported.

An Amtrak passenger train headed to Chicago slammed into a semitrailer at a highway crossing Wednesday morning in Leoni Township, Mich., and derailed, WDIV reported.

The train had departed from Pontiac, Mich., with 71 passengers and five crew members on board.

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An Amtrak passenger train headed to Chicago slammed into a semitrailer at a highway crossing Wednesday morning in Leoni Township, Mich., and derailed. The train had departed from Pontiac, Mich., with 71 passengers and five crew members on board.

Police told The Oakland Press the semitrailer driver was carrying parts for a local oil company on a low-boy trailer, and the trailer “got hung up on the tracks and he couldn’t move." The train slammed into the vehicle. The engine came to rest on its side and the first two cars of the train were knocked off the rails. 

Minor injuries were reported. The truck driver has been taken to a hospital, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Amtrak said it was suspending service across central Michigan for several hours.

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