KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A BNSF train struck a side-by-side UTV that was stuck on the tracks Monday morning, just north of Mendon, Missouri.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash took place at 8:40 a.m. Monday just north of Mendon, where the railway intersects Mike Road in Chariton County.
The train engine and UTV were damaged in the collision.
Nobody was injured in the crash and no cargo on the BNSF train was damaged, per the highway patrol.
At approximately 0840 am today a BNSF train struck a side by side that was stuck on the tracks at Mike Rd. North of Mendon, in Chariton Co. No injuries involved. No damage to cargo of train. Side by side damage and engine of train damaged. No further updates. #MSHP pic.twitter.com/DVjrbUU2Dw
— MSHP Troop B (@MSHPTrooperB) September 11, 2023
The crash took place near the deadly June 2022 Amtrak Southwest Chief train derailment in Mendon, which left three passengers and a truck driver dead, and dozens of other passengers injured.
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