Deadly Train Accidents in Rural Missouri

TL;DR
A semi-truck driver, identified as Russell Minnis, died after colliding with a train at a railroad crossing in rural Missouri. The crash occurred on Highway 24, and the driver failed to stop at the crossing. The crossing had a crossbar, bell, and warning light. No one on the train was injured.
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