Utah van driver killed in collision with train
Sep 18, 2024, 2:42 PM | Updated: 6:42 pm
CORNISH, Cache County — A 40-year-old man is dead after a collision between a van and a train near Utah’s border with Idaho.
The Cache County Sheriff’s Office said the man was driving his sprinter van west across tracks just east of state Route 23 in Cornish. The train, heading north struck his van at an unregulated crossing. Two westbound cars did cross the tracks ahead of the van.
The crash happened near 13400 North and 4800 West in the small, rural town in northern Utah that borders Idaho. A train line runs parallel to Utah’s state Route 23, crossed by other streets at various spots along its route. The identity of the driver is not released until officials notify his family.
Union Pacific confirmed the injury and said the train crew was not injured.
The collision happened at approximately 1:52 p.m. Wednesday. Cache County Sheriff’s deputies and Utah Highway Patrol troopers responded to the collision.
This is a breaking news story and may be updated.
