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VICTOR, Iowa (AP) — A train struck a semi-truck in eastern Iowa
on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another,
authorities said.
The crash occurred at the crossing of a state highway and the
Iowa Interstate Railroad in a rural area about 70 miles (113
kilometers) east of Des Moines, according to Poweshiek County
Sheriff Matt Maschmann.
One person in the semi-truck died and another was transported
with “serious injuries,” Maschmann said in a statement.
Seventeen train cars and two power engines derailed after the
crash and caused "significant damage" to the railroad, he said.
Images of the scene showed a massive heap of railcars with
billowing smoke.
No hazardous material was spilled, according to Iowa State
Patrol spokesman Sgt. Alex Dinkla.
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