One injured after train collides with car crossing rail lines in KC
One person was injured on Saturday after a vehicle crossed rail lines and collided with in a train in Kansas City, police said.
An engineer on a Union Pacific Railroad remote controlled train was headed east on the train tracks near 2700 Guinotte Avenue. Officers were summoned to the scene just before 10 p.m.
The engineer was standing on the rear platform of the last tanker car on the train at the time, according to Sgt. Philip DiMartino, a spokesman with the Kansas City Police Department.
A black Ford transit van southbound on North Prospect drove around the flashing rail crossing arms blocking the train tracks and was hit by the tanker car that the engineer was standing on, DiMartino said.
The Ford spun 90 degrees, pinning the engineer between the tanker car and the side of the van. The engineer was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but the driver was not injured, according to DiMartino. The investigation is ongoing.
This story was originally published May 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM.
