A tractor-trailer was destroyed after it Amtrak train slammed into it in Gaston County early Tuesday morning. The collision happened in the area of Highway 161 and Long Creek Road near Bessemer City.

An Amtrak train was stopped in Gaston County early Tuesday morning after hitting a tractor-trailer. ALSO: Maintenance workers discover human remains on side of Gaston County highway Amtrak officials said that a train was traveling from New Orleans to New York around 4:50 a.

An investigation is underway after an Amtrak train hit a vehicle in Gaston County early Tuesday morning. It happened around 4:50 a.m. in Bessemer City. Amtrak Train 20, traveling from New Orleans to New York,

Amtrak reports that one of its passenger trains struck a vehicle on the tracks between Kings Mountain and Bessemer City. The incident happened just before 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, near Bessemer City-Kings Mountain Highway near Lewis Farm Road.