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Scott Blackford, 44, killed in crash between train and pickup truck on Arabian Road near Alburnett, Iowa

Modified Date: 
Wed, 10/12/2016 - 4:22pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, October 3, 2016

Marion man killed in crash between train and pickup truck(link is external)

They found a 2005 Ford pickup, towing a flatbed trailer (loaded with a skid steer) driven by a 44-year-old man from Marion. The truck was westbound on Arabian Road when it drove into the path of a northbound Canadian National freight train.

Man killed in Alburnett train crash identified(link is external)

Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner says 44-year-old Scott Blackford of Marion was the man driving a pickup truck towing a flatbed trailer when he drove into the path of a freight train near Arabian Road.

Type: Train Accident
People Involved: 
Scott Blackford
Roadway: 
Arabian Road
City: 
Alburnett, IA
County: 
Linn County, IA
Area: 
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque, IA

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