One dead in U-Haul and train collision in McCook

(Source: KFVS)
Published: Sep. 21, 2022 at 4:23 AM CDT
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MCCOOK, Neb. (News Channel Nebraska) - A U-Haul truck and an AmTrak train killed one person in a collision in McCook.

The McCook Public Safety Dispatch Center said they received a report of an injury accident around 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

Officials said the crash happened on the railroad access road between the railroad tracks and E A St. in the area of E 11th St.

The McCook Police Department and the McCook Fire Department were reportedly sent to the scene.

According to authorities, the U-Haul truck was driven by 27-year-old Courtney Steer, of McCook. Steer was declared dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing and conducted by MPD and Nebraska State Patrol.