Vehicle And Train Collide, Causing Significant Damage

A vehicle collided with a moving train Friday morning in Pennington County, causing significant damage.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a GMC Sierra was traveling west on Center Street E approaching the train tracks when it failed to stop for an activated railroad crossing.

The crash occurred at around 9:51 a.m. in River Falls Township around 11 miles south of Thief River Falls. The GMC Sierra was hauling a trailer loaded with another vehicle at the time of the crash.

The driver was transported to Sanford Health in Thief River Falls with non-life threatening injuries.