March 29, 2024

Eastern Iowa man injured in accident at train crossing

ATALISSA — A man driving a piece of farm equipment has been hospitalized after it was struck by a train in eastern Iowa.

The accident occurred around 7:20 p.m. Thursday near Atalissa. The Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Matthew Carlson, of Muscatine, was injured when the fertilizer sprayer he was operating crossed a track and was struck by the locomotive.