Man listed in critical after car-train wreck

Thursday, November 20, 2014

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- A 37-year-old Fort Collins, Colorado, man is listed in critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, following an pickup-train accident on the railroad tracks west of Cambridge, Nebraska, in Red Willow County, Wednesday morning.

An investigation by Nebraska State Patrol troopers Jeff Van Stelton, Dan Thompson and John Wagner indicates that a Chevy C10 pickup driven by Jared D. Breinig turned south onto a private drive and railway crossing at Mile Marker 110 on Highway 6 and 34 about 10:30 a.m., and was struck by a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train.

Breinig was trapped in the pickup which came to rest on its top in the ditch. He was transported to Cambridge Memorial Hospital with serious injuries and then flown by helicopter to the hospital in Kearney.

No one on the train was injured.

Trooper Van Stelton reports that Breinig was alone in the pickup, which was totaled.

The troopers were assisted on the scene by officers of the Furnas and Red Willow county sheriff's departments, and personnel from Cambridge and Bartley fire departments.

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