The Brown County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has issued a warning about railroad crossing safety following a major train vs. commercial vehicle crash caught on camera in Minnesota last week.
The crash occurred at 2:13 p.m. on April 4 at at 24170 US Highway 14, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.
See the dash cam video of the collision below.
According to BCSO, 24 year old Robert Thomas Jewett was driving a 1996 International Harvester semi tractor-trailer combination westbound on US Highway 14 when he attempted to turn into a business at 24170 US Highway 14.
Seconds after the truck made the turn, the vehicle was struck by an oncoming Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad train
Police say that the train occupants, Jeffrey Alan Schafer and Thomas Herman Behsman, were treated for minor injuries.
The Wilson grain trailer was a total loss. The 1996 International Harvester semi tractor and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad train were damaged.
In the wake of the collision, BCSO is offering drivers the following railroad crossing safety tips:
- Slow down when approaching a railroad crossing.
- Stop and listen at the railroad crossing.
- Stay back when necessary.
- Have patience.
- LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING.
- Do not stop on the train tracks.
- Never drive under or around the gates or past the lights (if flashing).
- Wait until the gates are completely raised and the lights have stopped flashing before crossing.
