VICTOR, Iowa (AP) — A train struck a semi-truck in eastern Iowa on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another, authorities said.
The crash occurred at the crossing of a state highway and the Iowa Interstate Railroad in a rural area about 70 miles east of Des Moines, according to Poweshiek County Sheriff Matt Maschmann.
One person in the semi-truck died and another was transported with “serious injuries,” Maschmann said in a statement.
Seventeen train cars and two power engines derailed after the crash and caused “significant damage” to the railroad, he said. Images of the scene showed a massive heap of railcars with billowing smoke.
A worker walks past damage after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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A worker walks past damage after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
No hazardous material was spilled, according to Iowa State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Alex Dinkla.