Engenheiro de trem gravemente ferido depois que motorista de van ignorou sinais de cruzamento perto de Kansas City. Train engineer seriously injured after van driver ignored crossing signals near Kansas City.

Um engenheiro da Union Pacific ficou gravemente ferido quando um motorista ignorou os sinais de cruzamento ferroviário e colidiu com o trem perto de Kansas City, Missouri. An engineer for Union Pacific was seriously injured when a driver ignored railway crossing signals and collided with the train near Kansas City, Missouri. O incidente aconteceu no sábado à noite, quando uma van Ford Transit preta percorreu as barreiras de passagem ativadas e foi atingida por um carro-tanque, colocando o engenheiro entre a van e o trem. The incident happened Saturday night when a black Ford Transit van drove around the activated crossing barriers and was hit by a tanker car, pinning the engineer between the van and the train. O engenheiro foi hospitalizado em estado grave, enquanto o motorista da van estava ileso. The engineer was hospitalized in serious condition, while the van driver was unharmed. A investigação está em andamento. The investigation is ongoing.