A Missouri train was involved in two accidents in the same day, one accident left a man in critical condition.
The first accident occurred when a 44-year-old man was traveling to St. Louis, Missouri when he drove through the barrier at a railroad crossing, according to police officials. The train struck the back half of the vehicle causing the man to be thrown 40 feet from the car. The man was rushed to the hospital and placed in the intensive care unit, but is expected to survive.
Two hours after this incident, the same train was involved in another accident when it hit the bumper of a maintenance worker’s truck that was parked to closely to the tracks. The worker was spraying weeds from inside the truck when the accident occurred, but he was uninjured.
Railroad accidents can cause serious injury to all people involved, our thoughts are with the victim during his recovery process.
The driver of a truck was injured in a Amtrak train accident in St. Louis.
The accident occurred at 8 a.m. when the motorist drove across the barrier at the railroad tracks. The train was unable to stop in time and struck the back half of the truck, causing it to split in half.
The train was pushed 100 yards down the tracks, but the driver was thrown from the vehicle. The driver was rushed to the hospital in serious condition, but authorities have said that he will survive. There were 129 passengers on the train, luckily none of them were injured in the accident.
Railroad accidents can cause serious injury to everyone involved, our thoughts are with the victim and his family during his recovery time.
According to a safety analysis from the Federal Railroad Administration, there were 20 railroad crossing deaths in Missouri in 2009.
More results from the analysis stated that over the past 10 years, 194 people have died in railroad accidents. Nationwide there are about 5,800 car vs. train accidents with the majority of the accidents, 75 percent, occurring during daylight hours.
A train can take up to a mile to stop so even if the motorist is seen on the tracks, the chances of the train being able to halt are slim. Years ago, a public announcement urged motorists to “stop, look, and listen” at a railroad crossing and the results from this analysis prove that this is still sound advice.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a railroad accident, contact the Springfield railroad accident lawyers of the Strong-Garner-Bauer by calling 417-887-4300.
