By AP/KWMU
St. Louis – An eastern Missouri man has been hospitalized with what are described as life-threatening injuries after his pickup truck collided with a train.
The man's name has not been released. The accident happened around 4:30 Sunday afternoon near Old Monroe in Lincoln County. Authorities say the 66-year-old resident of Old Monroe drove onto the railroad track, and the train hit his vehicle.
The man was flown by helicopter to a hospital in St. Louis.