MACOUPIN, IL (KTVI) – An accident involving a truck and a train has left at least one person dead.
This happened around noon Friday on Route 66 in Macoupin Illinois.
Police say Brian Irwin, 30, attempted to cross a rural railroad crossing. He failed to yield to a northbound train. The train struck the truck in the driver’s side.
As a result of the crash, Brian Irwin suffered serious injuries and was transported by Arch Helicopter to Memorial Hospital in Springfield.
The passenger, 26-year-old Nicolas Rayphole, suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.