One man sustained serious injuries when his truck was hit by a BNSF freight train late this (Tue) morning north of Grand Forks.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says, at about 11:30 AM, a Freightliner delivery van was traveling west on 54th Avenue North, just west of North Washington Street.
It crossed the railroad tracks at that location at a grade crossing.
It was struck on the left side and pushed north on the tracks by a northbound freight train, with two locomotives and 32 empty cars.
The crossing is marked with rail crossing signs and a yield sign.
The driver of the Freightliner, a 42-year-old Thief River Falls man, was transported by ambulance to Altru in Grand Forks with serious injuries.
His name is being withheld pending notification of family. Troopers say that the man was not wearing a seat belt and that the vehicle had no air bags.
No train crew members were injured.
Officials say it was snowing at the time, with snow covering the road.
The State Patrol is investigating.
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