MAN KILLED WHEN
TRUCK HIT BY 2 TRAINS IN HOLGATE, OHIO.
THE TRAFFIC GATES WERE DOWN AND THE TRAIN INTERSECTION LIGHTS WERE
FLASHING AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH
Posted: Jan 14, 2015 4:59 PM EST Updated: Jan 14, 2015
9:57 PM EST
Police say a man is dead after a crash involving a train
and a truck in Henry County.
The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. at South Keyser and Railway in Holgate.
Police say James Junge, 63, died after driving around the crossing gates. We're told the gates were down and the lights were flashing at the time of the crash.
Officials say Junge drove into the path of the eastbound train. His truck was still connected to that train, when another train traveling westbound also struck the vehicle.
No one else was injured.
Authorities say alcohol does not appear to have been a factor.
The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. at South Keyser and Railway in Holgate.
Police say James Junge, 63, died after driving around the crossing gates. We're told the gates were down and the lights were flashing at the time of the crash.
Officials say Junge drove into the path of the eastbound train. His truck was still connected to that train, when another train traveling westbound also struck the vehicle.
No one else was injured.
Authorities say alcohol does not appear to have been a factor.