{"id":27992,"date":"2013-09-21T22:35:22","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T03:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=27992"},"modified":"2013-09-22T15:04:15","modified_gmt":"2013-09-22T20:04:15","slug":"vehicle-train-accident-tower-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=27992","title":{"rendered":"Update…Vehicle-Train Accident, Tower City"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ndhp\"<\/a>Tower City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Sept 21, 2013) –\u00a0 Authorities are investigating a car-train accident that occurred about 7-p.m Saturday, northeast of Tower City, on a gravel road.<\/p>\n

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reoprts, an\u00a0SUV operated by 54 year old Dawn Flaig, of Leonard, \u00a0was traveling North on 134th Ave SE.\u00a0 Flaig started\u00a0 to cross the railroad tracks that cross 134th Ave SE\u00a0 when she was struck by a west bound Burlington Northern train.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Flaig\u00a0 the lone occupant of the truck, was transported by Life Flight to Essentia Health in Fargo.\u00a0 Flaig’s vehicle was totaled in the crash, the train suffered minor damage.\u00a0 Nobody on the train was injured.\u00a0 The crash location is 1\/2 mile East and 3\/4 mile North of Tower City ND on 134th Ave SE.<\/p>\n

Reports say there were no cross arms at the railroad crossing.<\/p>\n

The cause of the crash\u00a0remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

Assisting the NDHP was the Casselton Ambulance, along with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n

Satellite view\u00a0of Tower City, ND from Google Maps
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