{"id":6046,"date":"2026-06-03T13:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7665071\/a-train-struck-a-semi-truck-in-rural-eastern-iowa-killing-1-person-and-injuring-another\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T18:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T01:30:18","slug":"one-dead-and-another-injured-after-train-strikes-semi-truck-in-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/6046\/one-dead-and-another-injured-after-train-strikes-semi-truck-in-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"One dead and another injured after train strikes semi-truck in Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VICTOR, Iowa (AP) \u2014 A train struck a semi-truck in eastern Iowa on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The crash occurred at the crossing of a state highway and the Iowa Interstate Railroad in a rural area about 70 miles (113 kilometers) east of Des Moines, according to Poweshiek County Sheriff Matt Maschmann.<\/p>\n<p>One person in the semi-truck died and another was transported with \u201cserious injuries,\u201d Maschmann said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen train cars and two power engines derailed after the crash and caused &#8220;significant damage&#8221; to the railroad, he said. Images of the scene showed a massive heap of railcars with billowing smoke.<\/p>\n<p>No hazardous material was spilled, according to Iowa State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Alex Dinkla.<\/p>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"84d9ac249963ec3a2a6e30c1ab0b1f41956004144faaf191ad19b318bd539e71\" data-filename=\"84d9ac249963ec3a2a6e30c1ab0b1f41956004144faaf191ad19b318bd539e71.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/ca3113ab-7700-45ec-9585-47ccbd95eb25\/84d9ac249963ec3a2a6e30c1ab0b1f41956004144faaf191ad19b318bd539e71.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>Workers and law enforcement examine debris from a semi-truck after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"4e09c5e10182da8817b609e445ad80b3596ce1b77c76f4f661e4c26c21042a38\" data-filename=\"4e09c5e10182da8817b609e445ad80b3596ce1b77c76f4f661e4c26c21042a38.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/ca3113ab-7700-45ec-9585-47ccbd95eb25\/4e09c5e10182da8817b609e445ad80b3596ce1b77c76f4f661e4c26c21042a38.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>Spectators view damage after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"b47e5d6d05e62b325c9b5de66b153099341510df6f4e731958fd6137cda37a45\" data-filename=\"b47e5d6d05e62b325c9b5de66b153099341510df6f4e731958fd6137cda37a45.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/ca3113ab-7700-45ec-9585-47ccbd95eb25\/b47e5d6d05e62b325c9b5de66b153099341510df6f4e731958fd6137cda37a45.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>Workers respond after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. 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