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Train, truck collide in Slinger
A train and box truck collided in Slinger Saturday afternoon, Dec. 2. It happened at the Kettle Moraine Drive railroad crossing.
SLINGER, Wis. - A train and box truck collided in Slinger Saturday afternoon, Dec. 2.
It happened around 1:15 p.m. at the Kettle Moraine Drive railroad crossing. Slinger police said the box truck driver went around the active railroad crossing arms as the lights and bells were going off.
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The driver was taken to a hospital for evaluation and cited. The police investigation determined the driver was not impaired, and there was no fault on the railroad's part. Police also noted the box truck was a rental vehicle.
According to the Slinger Fire Department, the tracks are impassible as crews investigated and worked to clear the scene.