Driver killed after semi strikes train in rural northeastern Missouri

Published May 22, 2023 4:50 PM

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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