One dead and another injured after train strikes semi-truck in Iowa
Associated Press
1 / 10
Workers respond after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)A woman records on a phone after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)A worker walks past damage after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Workers respond after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Workers respond after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)A fire truck sits near damage after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Workers and first responders walk past damage after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Workers and law enforcement examine debris from a semi-truck after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Workers and law enforcement respond after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Spectators view damage after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Workers respond after a train derailed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, near Victor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
VICTOR, Iowa – 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 (113 kilometers) east of Des Moines, according to Poweshiek County Sheriff Matt Maschmann.
Recommended Videos
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.
No hazardous material was spilled, according to Iowa State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Alex Dinkla.
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.