Albert Lea man dies as dump truck, train collide
Published 10:03 am Thursday, July 7, 2016
ALDEN — A rural Albert Lea man was killed Wednesday in a fatal dump truck/train crash west of Alden.
The collision occurred at the uncontrolled intersection of 220th Street and 200th Street when a westbound Canadian Pacific Railroad train collided with the northbound dump truck as it crossed the railroad tracks, according to a Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office press release.
The 67-year-old driver of the truck was reportedly found deceased. The staff on the locomotive were reportedly uninjured.
The name of the 67-year-old man has not been released.
The crash is under investigation.
More information will be released at a later time.
Assisting agencies included Alden Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, Alden fire, Freeborn ambulance and Allen’s Tow N Travel.