BERWYN, Neb. — First responders were called to the scene of a truck and train collision near the intersection of Road 445 and Highway 2 west of Berwyn just ahead of 2 PM Thursday afternoon (October 2). A semi truck owned by Adams Land and Cattle Co., pulling a side dump trailer, was impacted by the train on the trailer.
An eastbound train struck the side dump trailer as the semi was crossing the railroad tracks. The trailer was pushed off the crossing and into the ditch, spilling its contents, silage, onto the roadway.
The driver, a 53-year-old Ansley male, was the lone occupant of the semi. He was transported to the Jennie Melham Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Traffic on Highway 2 was slowed for less than an hour before the truck was able to be driven away from the train tracks on its own. No train cars appeared to have left the tracks.
Responders were heading back to their stations before 3 PM and the spill from the trailer was being cleaned up with traffic flowing at the time as well.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Broken Bow Fire and Rescue, the Nebraska Department of Roads, Adams Land and Cattle, Hunters Towing, and BNSF.
