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Video: Officer Struck by Train During Foot Pursuit Miraculously Survives

An officer with the Polk County (GA) Police Department pursuing a suspect on foot down a railroad track was struck from behind by a train, but miraculously survived the incident.

January 13, 2020
Video: Officer Struck by Train During Foot Pursuit Miraculously Survives

 

An officer with the Polk County (GA) Police Department pursuing a suspect on foot down a railroad track last Tuesday was struck from behind by a train, but miraculously survived the incident.

According to WSB-TV , Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd said Officer Andy Anderson was chasing a burglary suspect when the train blaring its horn struck him and cast him into the brush beside the tracks.

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Anderson was transported to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released.