No Injuries In Train Accident
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
MILFORD -ÊAn Elkhart man and his 4-year-old son escaped injury after the pickup in which they were riding was hit by a train at 2:28 p.m. Tuesday.
According to Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department officials, Edward McDonald, 40, Elkhart, was driving his vehicle around a curb when he saw several individuals at a pond. He briefly looked in their direction and, before he knew it, he was on the train tracks. Noticing an approaching train, he stepped on the accelerator but was not able to avoid being hit by the locomotive.
The train struck the right rear of the pickup, causing the vehicle to go into a spin. The pickup was totaled. [[In-content Ad]]
MILFORD -ÊAn Elkhart man and his 4-year-old son escaped injury after the pickup in which they were riding was hit by a train at 2:28 p.m. Tuesday.
According to Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department officials, Edward McDonald, 40, Elkhart, was driving his vehicle around a curb when he saw several individuals at a pond. He briefly looked in their direction and, before he knew it, he was on the train tracks. Noticing an approaching train, he stepped on the accelerator but was not able to avoid being hit by the locomotive.
The train struck the right rear of the pickup, causing the vehicle to go into a spin. The pickup was totaled. [[In-content Ad]]