New Rockford  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports,  a 61-year-old Cathay man died about 7:15 a.m., Thursday in a pickup train crash, about 11 miles northwest of NewRockford.

The report says,  61 year-old David Irmen  was driving northbound on 58th Avenue Northeast when he failed to yield for a westbound BNSF train.

The pickup was hit  on the passenger side, causing the pickup to roll into the north ditch of the railroad right of way.

Irmen was declared dead at the scene.

No injuries reported to the train’s personnel.

The 1999 Chevrolet pickup was totaled, with minor damage reported to the train.

New Rockford Ambulance assisted at the scene.