ATCHISON COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 2:30p.m. Saturday in Atchison County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Mack Truck driven by Troy L. Landess, 52, Clarinda, Iowa, was eastbound on a private levy access road. The driver attempted to cross a private rail crossing controlled only by a stop sign.
A northbound Burlington Northern locomotive driven by Daniel F. Peterson, 55, Beatrice, Nebraska, struck the the front passenger side of the Mack Truck, partially ejecting the driver. The truck came to rest down an embankment.
Atchison Holt ambulance transported Landess to the Nemaha County Hospital where he died. There were no injuries on the train. Landess was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.