Thursday, March 29, 2018

Worker died after being struck by an unmanned rail car at the Big Soo Terminal in Sioux City, Iowa













SIOUX CITY, IA -- A worker died as a result of an accident shortly before noon Wednesday at the Big Soo Terminal, 4101 Harbor Drive, Sioux City, Iowa.


Sioux City Police Lieutenant Mark Kirkpatrick said that police were still investigating the incident as of Wednesday afternoon.


"We're still working on it, still have officers on the scene," he said.

According to a press release from the Sioux City Police Department, the worker was engaged in a switching operation with train cars, when he was struck and killed by an unmanned rail car.

"It was a workplace accident, on the side of the Big Soo Terminal," Kirkpatrick said.

The name of the individual is not being released at this time.

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SIOUX CITY, IA (KTIV) -

Sioux City Police Captain Mark Kirkpatrick said officers were dispatched to the Big Soo Terminal at 4101 Harbor Drive for what appears to have been an industrial accident Wednesday.

Captain Kirkpatrick said there was a worker at the Big Soo Terminal who was engaged in a switching operation with some train cars.

He said it appears a tragic accident happened and that individual lost his life.

Police are still working on their investigation and he said the accident occurred on Big Soo property. 


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Police say a man died after being struck by an unmanned rail car in Sioux City Wednesday Morning. Police and EMS were called to Big Soo Terminal at 4101 Harbor Drive for an industrial accident.

A release from Sioux City Police say a man was engaged in a switching operation with rail cars when the man was struck by an unmanned car and died.