Truck-Train collision claims life of Hazard man

Nebraska State Patrol says a Hazard man was killed late Saturday morning in a collision between a pickup and a train.

The crash occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m., when a Ford F-150 pickup was attempting to cross railroad tracks east of Hazard, near the intersection of Highway 2 and Imperial Road in Buffalo County. The train struck the driver’s side of the pickup.

The driver of the truck, 88-year-old Alvin Bauer of Hazard, was pronounced deceased at the scene. No other vehicles were involved in the collision.

The crash remains under investigation.