Brownville Man Dies in Car-Train Accident
11/17/2013

(AP) - Authorities say a Nebraska man was killed when a train struck his car in southwest Iowa.  The accident happened in Hamburg around 3 a.m. Sunday. 

The Fremont County Sheriff's office says 39-year-old Christopher Hayes of Brownville was driving a 1997 Chrysler that got stuck on the tracks. 

A northbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad train slammed into the Hayes' car. 

Hayes died at the scene of the accident. 

Authorities say they believe alcohol was a factor in the accident, but they are still investigating.

 

© Associated Press

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