Two People Injured in Train vs. Vehicle Accident
Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 -- 12:36 PM
-Two people are injured after a vehicle collided with a train on Century Road by Highline Avenue in the township of Unity.The Clark County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call of the crash at about 8:50pm, on Tuesday December 12th, 2017. Initial investigation indicates that a pickup truck was traveling east on Century Road when it crested a hill and saw a train crossing the roadway traveling northwest. The operator of the truck, Austin K. Krueger, 18 years old, tried to stop but slid down the hill striking the train between the last two cars.
Austin and his passenger, Courtney Wallace 19 Yrs. old, are both from the rural Spencer area and were both wearing their seatbelts, Austin received possible injuries and Courtney received suspected serious injuries. They were both transported to the Marshfield Medical Center.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene with the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office, the Spencer Police Department, the Canadian National Railroad Police, Marshfield Fire Department Ambulance Service and the Spencer Area Fire and Ambulance Service. The investigation is continuing by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the Canadian National Railroad Police.
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