Driver killed after semi is struck by a train in rural northeastern Missouri
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MADISON, Mo. (AP) — The driver of a semi has died after his vehicle was struck by 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 was struck by a Norfolk Southern locomotive, causing several containers to derail. The accident forced closure of a section of the highway. It wasn’t immediately clear when it would reopen.