MADISON, Mo. – A truck driver was killed Sunday after he failed to stop at a crossing and struck a Norfolk Southern rock train, causing it to derail, KCRG News reported. Russell Minnis, 65, of Higbee, Mo., was killed after his semi-truck did not stop at the U.S. Route 24 crossing 2 miles east of Madison and struck NS train No. 96Z. The crossing, on the former Wabash Railroad line between Hannibal and Moberly, Mo. is equipped with lights and crossing gates.
At least 13 Herzog rock cars and a distributed power unit derailed. No NS employees were injured.
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