EXETER, Neb. — One crew member was transported to a hospital with minor injuries after a BNSF intermodal train struck a semi-truck and derailed today (Friday, March 1) near Exeter, Neb., KOLN-TV reports. Fifteen to 20 railcars derailed, according to the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office.
The collision occurred about 10 a.m. , just west of Exeter at the Road 20 grade crossing north of U.S. Route 6. The driver of the truck, which was carrying an empty fertilizer hopper, was examined at the scene and did not require hospitalization, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Exeter is 51 miles east of Hastings, Neb., on BNSF’s Hastings Subdivision, and about 40 miles southwest of Lincoln, Neb.
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