Posted: 07.01.2010

A Chippewa County man has been killed after
a freight train struck the tractor he was driving.
Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk says the
man apparently didn't see the train as he was crossing the railroad
tracks and the train hit his tractor in the town of Howard near the
Dunn County line about 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating. The victim's
identity has not been released.

« back to news articles