CUSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA — A Burlington Northern coal train struck a semi-truck pulling a cattle trailer at a railroad crossing in Custer County Tuesday morning, killing 22 of the 41 cattle on board.
The Custer County Sheriff’s Office said the collision occurred at approximately 11:42 a.m. at a crossing with no crossing guards. The train was traveling westbound at approximately 40 miles per hour when it struck the trailer. Deputies said the semi was moving through the crossing and the driver did not see that the train had already crossed the tracks before the collision.
No people were injured. Twenty-two cattle were killed or found dead at the scene. The remaining 19 were moved to a corral in an adjoining pasture. Their condition was unknown as of Wednesday morning.
The Custer County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate.
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