Scott County worker killed in collision with train - Southeast Missourian
A Scott County Highway Department employee was killed Monday morning when his vehicle was struck by a train. Long, 55, of Sikeston, Missouri, was fatally injured when he drove a 2005 Ford F350 onto the tracks crossing County Road 432 west of U. S. 61, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report. The Ford was struck and rolled over by a BNSF train driven by Stan Anderson of Scott City, the report stated. Long was pronounced dead at the scene by Scott County assistant coroner James Donner at 10:44 a. m. Long's death was the 25th fatality in Troop E for 2015. Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Source: www.semissourian.com
