On Friday, August 14 at approximately 9:05 a.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a property damage traffic accident that involved a BSNF train and a semi dump truck. The nearest intersection was 290th Ave SW and 260th St. SW in Rural Crookston MN. Deputies arrived and were able to determine that the train had struck the dump truck while it was on the tracks. The driver of the dump truck was John Bertils age 57. No injuries were sustained. Crookston Fire Department and the Minnesota State Patrol assisted with the call. At this time no further details are being released.
TRAIN STRIKES SEMI DUMP TRUCK IN RURAL CROOKSTON
