DICKINSON COUNTY-   A Kansas man avoided injury when a train in Dickinson County hit his car just after noon on Tuesday.

The Dickinson County Sheriff’s office reported a 2010 Mazda MX6 driven by Randall Nichols, 48, Chapman, failed to yield at 1800 Avenue and Nail Road just east of Kansas 43. A BNSF train hit the rear end of the Mazda.

There was no railroad-crossing gate at the location.

Nichols was not injured. The car was seriously damage and train suffered some front-end damage.

 

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DICKINSON COUNTY–First responders were dispatched just after 12 noon on Tuesday to report of a train hitting a vehicle just east of Kansas 43 in Dickinson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported the accident is on 1800 Avenue.  One person was being treated for non life threatening injuries.

An investigation into what caused the accident is underway.

 

Check Hutch Post for additional details as they become available.