What’s left of a truck after it was hit by a train and burst into flames. // WSBT 22 photo
by Kristin Bien, WSBT 22 Reporter
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
ELKHART COUNTY, Indiana —
Police say one person is dead after a truck and train collision.
Police say 23-year old Franky Reeves of Osceola died after driving a truck around downed crossing arms at Ash Road.
A passing freight train hit the truck. The truck burst into flames.
Reeves was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Ash Road rail crossing, near the county line. The train pushed the truck almost a mile down the road into Elkhart County.
Traffic was blocked on Lincolnway in Elkhart County, from State Road 19 to Ash Road, but the road is now open.
This driver was trying to save few minutes of driving and he end up losing his life. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Thank god nobody else was inside his truck. He will not do that again.
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By WNDU |
September 5, 2018
ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU)
Police have identified the man who died when a train hit his truck Wednesday morning in Elkhart County.
It happened just before 4:30 a.m.
Franky Reeves, a 23-year-old from Osceola, was traveling southbound on Ash Road south of Old U.S 33.
Police say his Ford F-150 was hit by a train after he drove around the railroad crossing arms.
The crash initially happened in St. Joseph County, but the train dragged the truck hundreds of yards into Elkhart County.
Reeves died at the scene. Police say he was wearing his seat belt. Lincolnway East near Ash Road was blocked off but has since reopened.