GARDNER, Kan. (AP) - A man has died after the car he was driving was hit by a freight train in eastern Kansas, authorities said.
The crash happened just before 4 p.m. Wednesday at Waverly Road near Gardner, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said.
Investigators said the train carried and dragged the car for nearly half a mile before it was able to come to a stop. Officials have not released the name of the man killed or details about how the crash occurred.
The sheriff’s office is leading the investigation.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.