Posted on Feb 8, 2023
FedEx driver dies after being hit by Amtrak train in Missouri, just months after deadly...
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The passenger train, which departed from Kansas City Tuesday morning, was headed to Chicago via St. Louis and crashed just north of Pleasant Hill. No passengers or staff aboard were injured.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
A FedEx driver died after an Amtrak train crashed into a truck near Pleasant Hill, Missouri, Tuesday morning.
The FedEx truck was attempting to cross the tracks on Hereford Road and Smart Road in Big Creek Township, just north of Pleasant Hill. The train, which departed from Kansas City, Missouri, was on its way to St. Louis.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the driver failed to yield to the southbound train when the train struck the FedEx truck, killing the driver.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
A FedEx driver died after an Amtrak train crashed into a truck near Pleasant Hill, Missouri, Tuesday morning.
The FedEx truck was attempting to cross the tracks on Hereford Road and Smart Road in Big Creek Township, just north of Pleasant Hill. The train, which departed from Kansas City, Missouri, was on its way to St. Louis.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the driver failed to yield to the southbound train when the train struck the FedEx truck, killing the driver.
FedEx driver dies after being hit by Amtrak train in Missouri, just months after deadly...
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..."A FedEx driver was killed early Tuesday when a truck collided with an Amtrak train, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
The collision occurred about 9:30 a.m. north of Pleasant Hill, about 37 miles southeast of Kansas City.
Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe said the train crew and the 35 passengers on board were not injured.
The trained remained upright, and no major roads were blocked by the collision, Lowe said.
The train left Union Station in Kansas City on its way to St. Louis and Chicago. Passengers continued their trips on chartered buses, Amtrak said."...
..."A FedEx driver was killed early Tuesday when a truck collided with an Amtrak train, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
The collision occurred about 9:30 a.m. north of Pleasant Hill, about 37 miles southeast of Kansas City.
Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe said the train crew and the 35 passengers on board were not injured.
The trained remained upright, and no major roads were blocked by the collision, Lowe said.
The train left Union Station in Kansas City on its way to St. Louis and Chicago. Passengers continued their trips on chartered buses, Amtrak said."...
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