Motorist injured in wreck with train

A motorist was seriously injured today when his vehicle was struck by a train near Missouri 9 in Parkville.

The accident was reported just after 9:30 a.m. The driver was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries.

According to preliminary reports, the driver was southbound on Missouri 9 when he lost control of the vehicle and it went off the road, said Sgt. Collin Stosberg of the Missouri Highway Patrol.

The vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and landed on the railroad tracks, where it was struck by an approaching Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, Stosberg said.

The highway patrol is continuing its investigation and the motorist's condition and age were not immediately available, he said.

The Kansas City Star

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Thursday, November 17, 2011 2:49 p.m.