Car hit by train in Jo Daviess County

A train struck an unoccupied vehicle Sunday morning near East Dubuque, Illinois. The Jo Daviess County Sheriffs Office received a report at 7:47 a.m. of a vehicle that had been struck by a train at a railroad crossing located on Barge Terminal Rd.

A train struck an unoccupied vehicle Sunday morning near East Dubuque, Illinois.

The Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office received a report at 7:47 a.m. of a vehicle that had been struck by a train at a railroad crossing located on Barge Terminal Rd. 

Upon arriving on scene, officers learned that a vehicle occupied by a Nathan Lee of Ridgeway, Iowa and Kathryn Allen of Cresco, Iowa had been parked on the roadway in the railroad crossing prior to it being struck by a Canadian National train. Both Lee and Allen were able to exit the vehicle prior to the vehicle being struck by the train.

Allen was transported by East Dubuque ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Dubuque, treated for minor injuries and released.

The accident is still under investigation.

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