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Driver Killed after Semi Strikes Train in Missouri

Driver Killed after Semi Strikes Train in Missouri

Driver Killed after Semi Strikes Train in Missouri

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MADISON, Mo. (AP) — The driver of a semi has died after his vehicle struck a train in rural northeastern Missouri.

The accident happened Sunday afternoon near the town of Madison in Monroe County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 65-year-old Russell Minnis of Higbee, Missouri, was traveling on U.S. 24 and failed to stop at a train track that was equipped with a crossbar, warning light and bell.

Minnis was pronounced dead at the scene.

The truck struck by a Norfolk Southern locomotive, causing several containers to derail.

No hazardous material was involved.

The accident forced closure of a section of the highway.

It wasn’t immediately clear when it would reopen.

 

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