Train Collides with Sleepy Eye Semi!
A collision between a semi-truck and a train occurred on Friday, April 4. The incident took place on U.S. Highway 14 in in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.
According to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, a 24-year-old trucker was driving west on Highway 14. When he attempted to turn right over the train tracks, the semi was struck by an oncoming Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad train.
The impact was severe, splitting the trailer in half and scattering the grain it was hauling. The two train operators, aged 56 and 57 from Madison Lake, Minnesota, sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene. Both the semi-truck and the train sustained significant damage, with the grain trailer being declared a total loss.
Watch the crash below:
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office offered the following railroad crossing tips for all drivers:
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