Car Nearly Crushed by Train, Driver OK
No one was injured, but a car sustained considerable damage after crashing into a train in Buchanan County.
Just before 11am Wednesday (Aug. 24), Buchanan County authorities were called to a car vs train accident west of Winthrop on Pine Creek Avenue.
A car driven by Kathryn Hund of Winthrop was headed south, when she failed to yield at a railroad crossing and collided with an eastbound locomotive owned by Canadian Nation Railway.
There were no injuries, however Hund's car had $10,000 in damages.