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Northern Minnesota man killed in train crash

The collision was in Industrial Township, about 20 miles northwest of Duluth.

January 5, 2023 at 8:53PM
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DULUTH — A Culver, Minn., man is dead after a collision with a Canadian National Railway train Thursday morning.

The 56-year-old was driving in Industrial Township, about a half-hour northwest of Duluth, when he failed to stop at a stop sign before a railroad crossing, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said.

His truck, traveling on Center Line Road, was struck broadside by a train heading north. No one else was injured. The man's name will be released once his family has been notified.

Responding agencies include the Industrial Township and Grand Lake fire departments, the St. Louis County Rescue Squad and Canadian National.

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Jana Hollingsworth

Duluth Reporter

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