Amtrak train crashes into U-Haul truck, killing McCook woman

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A McCook woman is dead after she was hit by a train while driving a U-Haul early Tuesday morning.

According to the McCook Police Department, authorities were alerted to an injury accident on a railroad access road near East 11th Street just after 4 a.m.

Authorities say a crash took place between an Amtrak train and a U-Haul truck. The U-Haul’s driver, 27-year-old Courtney D. Steer of McCook, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The train, the California Zephyr, was on its way from Chicago to Emeryville, California. It was held in McCook after the crash, resulting in an eight-hour delay for travelers.

The McCook Police Department is being assisted by the Nebraska State Patrol in its ongoing investigation.