UPDATED: Freight Train Hits Street Sweeper in Wayzata
Driver for Carefree Services leaped from the sweeper before train hit and his injuries were minor. The street sweeper's brushes may have gotten hung up on the tracks.
Updated below. See photos and tweets from the Star Tribune, WCCO and Fox 9 about a train vs. street sweeper crash in Wayzata Wednesday morning in the Storify above or at Storify.com. According to WCCO-AM, the crash happened at about 6:15 a.m. and injuries are "not serious." Fox 9 tweeted: According to Wayzata PD, sweeper brushes got stuck on track. The gates came down while trying to raise the brushes. Driver has minor inj. Update (9 a.m. Wednesday): BNSF Railways spokesperson Amy McBeth said by email: At about 6:30 this morning, a train collided with a street sweeper at Barry Avenue in Wayzata. The crossing is protected with gates and lights. The incident is under investigation at this point. The train was eastbound, heading to …
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3:53 am on Thursday, March 28, 2013
...10-15 MPH...Guess Fred let Barney off for the day the reason the train didn't get stopped. more ›