Railroad company CSX Transportation (CSXT) filed a cross claim in Chatham County, Georgia earlier this week accusing producers of Greg Allman biopic "Midnight Riders" of intentionally trespassing on its property in the Feb. 20 accident that killed camera assistant Sarah Jones and injured eight other crew members.

"CSXT denies that it had prior knowledge that the 'Midnight Rider' cast and film crew or their equipment were or would be on its tracks or trestle," the company said in its claim against Randall Miller, Jody Savin, Jay Sedrish and their Unclaimed Freight production company, according to Deadline.

The railroad company also said that it twice denied the film's producers to shoot on its railroad tracks.

The filmmakers "twice sought permission from CSXT to film a scene for 'Midnight Rider' on the section of CSXT's tracks which pass over the Rayonier property and the Altamaha River" - a request that the company "unequivocally denied... in writing, citing a company policy which prohibits filming on CSXT's property due to safety and security reasons."

The cross claim was also added to a May 21 wrongful death civil suit filed by Jones' parents, Richard and Elizabeth Jones. In that lawsuit, Jones parents named CSXT as one of the 18 defendants allegedly responsible for the train accident.

Lawyers for CSXT, however, denied that the company was negligent or otherwise responsible for the crash that killed Jones, the Associated Press reported.

"We continue to extend our sympathies to those involved in this tragedy. We do not comment on ongoing litigation," a CSXT spokeswoman told The Hollywood Reporter.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor formally cited the production company for exposing its workers to grave risk, Reuters reported.

The film's director, Miller, along with Savin and Sedrish, have been indicted in criminal proceedings and pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass.

A status hearing on the criminal case is set on Sept. 23 in Wayne County, Georgia.