Valley City (NDHP)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that a 19 year old Valley City man was injured when his pickup and a train crashed Tuesday evening about 6:40-p.m., two miles west of Valley City, at 114th Ave SE(Cooks Plaza).

The pickup driven by Jonathan Langer of Valley City, was traveling northbound from 34th st SE on 114th Ave SE. A BNSF train was traveling eastbound crossing 114th Ave SE at the railroad crossing near Cooks Plaza.  The crossing is marked with RR crossing signs without lighted crossing arms. Langer was unable to stop and struck the train in the crossing. He was transported to Mercy Hospital in Valley City, to be treated for injuries, and then taken to Sanford Hospital in Fargo for further treatment.
The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Assisting at the scene were, the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office, Valley City PD, and Valley City Fire and Rescue