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.
