SAVOY, IL — A collision between a farm vehicle and an Amtrak train left one man dead in Savoy, Illinois on Thursday, April 24th, 2014, according to the news article from the News-Gazette.
Officials have said that they have reason to believe that 42-year-old Brent Stewart was killed when the Ag-Chem TerraGator farm vehicle he was driving was struck by an Amtrak train while driving on the east side of Highway 45 around 7:00 Thursday night.
Scene of the Accident
Emergency responders transported Brent Stewart to nearby Carle Foundation Hospital where he died a short time after his arrival. No other injuries were detailed in the news report.
The investigation into the accident is currently ongoing.
Commentary:
While we do not yet know much about this accident, one of the facts reported in the news article caught my eye. The fact that this vehicle was a large farm vehicle makes me wonder if there was anything wrong with it mechanically at the time of the accident. Particularly the singular front wheel. If the front wheel became caught between the railroad ties or rails, it may not have had enough power to get it out in time to avoid the accident. If this turns out to be the case, there could be some liability in the hands of the vehicle’s manufacturer, depending on how the facts fall into place.
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