Train Hits Pickup Truck Near Milford; Mishawaka Man Dies
Train Hits Pickup Truck Near Milford; Mishawaka Man Dies
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
Train Hits Pickup Truck Near Milford; Mishawaka Man DiesMILFORD – A Mishawaka man was killed south of Milford Saturday when his pickup entered the path of a train for an unknown reason and was hit.
Kevin Geisel, 59, suffered traumatic internal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office, according to a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department news release.
County deputies, Milford police and emergency personnel responded to train-pickup collision on Kilmer Drive at about 2:20 p.m. Saturday.
Geisel’s red Toyota pickup was traveling west when it collided with a Norfolk Southern train going north.
The news release said the crash is still under investigation.
The Kosciusko County Fatal Team was assisted at the scene by members of the Lutheran EMS, Milford Fire Department, Coroner’s Office, Norfolk Southern personnel and Milford police.
