One man dead after train-car collision in Kearney

(KHGI) — One man is dead after a train and car collision that occurred around 12:20 a.m. on Sunday, according to Kearney Police Department (KPD).

Law enforcement were called to a train-car accident in the area of South Railroad Street and Avenue C, near Holmes Plumbing.

Police believe that a van was driving northbound on Avenue C when it drove through a closed crossing and was hit on the driver’s side by an eastbound Union Pacific train.

KPD said nobody else was injured in this accident.

The name of the man killed is not being released until the family is notified, according to KPD.

Police said this is an ongoing investigation.