(KAIR)--A 53-year-old man is dead after his pickup truck collided with a train.
The Platte County Sheriff's Office identifies the victim as Joseph Anderson, of rural northern Platte County.
Sheriff's Department Spokesman Sergeant Jeffrey Shanks says it happened around 2:15 Sunday morning when Anderson's 1985 Chevrolet collided with the BNSF train at the Macadow Street railroad crossing to Missouri Highway 45.
Assisting the Sheriff's Office at the scene were Platte County Fire and EMS crews.
Shanks says the investigation into the fatal crash is ongoing.
The railroad crossing is located near Iatan
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