LEHIGH TWP., Pa. -- A forklift operator accidentally backed onto a set of train tracks, apparently unaware that a train was coming, said officials.

It happened this morning in a wooded area of Lehigh Township, Northampton County, near the Lehigh River.

Officials said the train hit the fork-lift and the forklift then hit a pole.

The forklift operator was treated for injuries that were described as "moderate."