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78-year-old motorist hurt in train-truck crash near Buda

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A 78-year-old Princeton man was hurt in a crash involving a train and a truck early Wednesday north of Buda, the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said.

Bureau County deputies were dispatched at 9:34 a.m. Wednesday to 975 East Street, a half-mile south of Route 6.

Sheriff James Reed said the Princeton motorist was traveling north on East Street and collided with a westbound Iowa Interstate Railroad train.

The driver was removed from the vehicle by responding fire and emergency medical services personnel and transported from the scene by Life Flight, police said. Names are being withheld while the case is being investigated.

The Wyanet Police Department, Buda fire and EMS, Sheffield fire and EMS, and Life Flight all responded to the scene.

Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Tom Collins covers criminal justice in La Salle County.