Train Collides with Grain Truck in Fayette County

A train collided with a grain truck in Fayette County earlier this week.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has just released information about the accident that happened Tuesday just west of Oelwein around noon. 

A Farmer’s Union Produce Cooperative grain truck had failed to yield at the railroad crossing at 20th Street and T Avenue and struck a Northern Iowa Railways train. 

Authorities say the truck driver, 63-year old Todd Scheidel of Clermont, was cited for failing to properly stop at a railroad crossing. 

No injuries were reported.

photo courtesy of Fayette County Sheriff’s Office