PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Amtrak is suing the Massachusetts company that owned the truck hit by the Downeaster passenger train last month in North Berwick, Maine.
The driver of the truck owned by Triumvirate Environmental Inc. of Somerville, Mass., was killed in the July 11 collision.
Amtrak claims the driver, 35-year-old Peter Barnum, of Farmington, N.H., ignored railroad crossing controls and warnings while crossing the tracks. Four passengers on the train suffered minor injuries.
Barnum was carrying a load of trash to an incinerator.
The Portland Press Herald says Amtrak isn’t seeking specific damages , but says the collision and subsequent service disruption cost a total of $3 million.
The suit was filed in federal court in Massachusetts.
A spokesman for Triumvirate declined comment.
The investigation into the collision is ongoing.
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Information from: Portland Press Herald, http://www.pressherald.com
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- The charred engine of the Amtrak train that collided into a tractor-trailer is seen Monday, July 11, 2011 in North Berwick, Maine. Both were set on fire an official said and the truck driver was killed. Some of the train’s 109 passengers were injured, but it’s not clear how many or how seriously they were hurt, said an official. The crash happened at about 11 a.m. in North Berwick, about 40 miles south of Portland. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)
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