Truck driver Ronald Huntoon, 54, killed when semi-truck hauling grain is hit by train near 500th Street and Rosewood Road in Walnut, Iowa

Modified Date: 
Fri, 07/15/2022 - 10:55am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

1 dead in a train vs. grain truck collision in Pott. County

Officers received reports of a semi-truck colliding with a rail train and the train dragged the semi approximately 100-150 yards, according to authorities. When first responders arrived on the scene, the truck was on fire — “fully involved,” according to law enforcement.

54-year-old man dies in train-truck collision in Pottawattamie County

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office said 54-year-old Ronald Huntoon, the driver of the semitrailer truck, was killed in the crash.

People Involved: 
Ronald Huntoon
City: 
Walnut, IA
Area: 
Omaha, NE