Train and Truck Collide in Southern Idaho
Train crashes rarely turn out well. Idaho State Police are investigating a collision between a train and a pickup truck in Lincoln County. It happened near Dietrich. Troopers say that just after 6:30 last night, a train struck a pickup truck being driven by a 74-year-old man.
The collision caused the truck to roll. The driver wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. He was airlifted to a hospital. We don’t have his condition report at the time of this writing. Troopers had help from Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies and Lincoln County EMS.
The investigation continues as of Wednesday morning.
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