TOWN OF SHERMAN, Wis. — The driver of a semi truck was killed today in a grade crossing collision that also derailed the locomotive and six cars of a Wisconsin & Southern train, the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office reports.
The collision occurred about 2:05 p.m. on Abbott Drive in the town of Sherman, about 36 miles north of downtown Milwaukee. The driver, a 66-year-old man from Kewaskum, Wis., who was driving a truck hauling approximately 5,000 gallons of liquid manure, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The grade crossing is protected only by a yield sign, WLUK-TV reports. Abbott Drive at the accident scene could be closed for several days for an investigation including reconstruction of the incident by the Wisconsin State Patrol.
NOW: We are on the scene of a train vs. semi collision in the Town of Sherman that has killed one person.
Massive response from the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office, Random Lake Fire, Wisconsin State Patrol & others.
This is on Abbott Drive west of Highway 57.@fox6now pic.twitter.com/6sGe94sXzZ
NOW: We are on the scene of a train vs. semi collision in the Town of Sherman that has killed one person.
Massive response from the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office, Random Lake Fire, Wisconsin State Patrol & others.
This is on Abbott Drive west of Highway 57.@fox6now pic.twitter.com/6sGe94sXzZ
— Sam Kraemer (@SamKraemerTV) August 14, 2024
A yield sign at a road crossing. What could possibly go wrong?
The Trains News Wire time machine strikes again, Publishes the story eleven hours before the accident. I continue to fail to understand why all stories are shown as being published at midnight when at midnight if you check there are no new stories published.