Train Hits Stuck Truck, Highlighting Dangerous Crossing

0:00A train from Canadian Pacific Kansas City smashed into a stuck semi-truck Tuesday morning at a rural crossing near Belton and Cass County, Missouri. The truck high-centered on the track's east of Holmes Road, but luckily the driver jumped out safe before impact. No one got hurt, and the trailer was empty. The crash shut down East 87th Street for a bit, while crews cleared the mess. Part of the trailer got shoved half a mile down the tracks, so they called in a tow truck. The trains under inspection now, to see if it can keep rolling to its destination. This spot's got a bad history back in 2023, a family from Minnesota, and another semi-got hit here, with the mom and kids picking up injuries for minor. To serious, a similar wreck happened in June 2021, too, when a truck wedged on the hump. Signs at the crossing warn drivers of our low clearance and ban through trucks, plus it has lights and gates. Several records show 17 trains zipped through daily, at up to 59 miles per hour, run by the same rail line now under CPKC.

1:02State plans flagged it as a hummed crossing, needing potential upgrades years ago, so folks hope this latest close call pushes real fixes before the. Next one. State sharp out there on these roads. That's the story for today, Kansas News Today, driven by AI, I'm Cory with the story.