South Dakota Man Seriously Injured in Train Wreck in Lincoln County Missouri
Mike Green, a truck driver from South Dakota was seriously injured in a train wreck in Lincoln County Missouri today. Mr. Green's flat bed tractor trailer was on the train tracks around the intersection of Highway N and 79 in Winfield, Missouri and was hit around 1:15pm. The train tracks are owned by Burlington Northern railroad. The train is owned by BNSF Railway. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, after the train struck the large truck, it pushed the truck a quarter of a mile. Mr. Green was ejected from his truck and was thrown a long distance.
Mr. Green was transported to St. John's Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur and was listed as suffering from serious personal injuries. Neither the operator of the train or the train company have released statements.
It will be interesting to find out exactly how this train accident occurred. Many train accident lawsuits filed by plaintiff's lawyers are premised upon faulty crossing guards and obscured intersections between train tracks and roadways. Once a final investigation is released, we will post the contents here.
