Fed Ex driver dies in wreck with Amtrak train in Missouri
PLEASANT HILL, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a driver for FedEx died when a truck collided with an Amtrak train. Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe says the collision occurred Tuesday morning north of Pleasant Hill, about 37 miles southeast of Kansas City. Lowe says none of the 35 passengers or the crew train were injured. The train left Union Station in Kansas City Tuesday morning on its way to St. Louis and Chicago. The train remained upright and no major roads were blocked by the collision. Amtrak said passengers on the train were bused to their final destinations.
