State Patrol Investigating Train–Skid Loader Crash in Blue Earth
BLUE EARTH, MN — The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a crash involving a train and a skid loader in the Faribault County community of Blue Earth.
According to the State Patrol, the collision occurred just before 11:15 Monday morning at East 5th Street and the railroad tracks.
Preliminary reports indicate a southbound Union Pacific train struck a Bobcat skid loader that was traveling east and attempting to cross the tracks.
The skid loader was operated by a 34-year-old man from Blue Earth. Authorities say he was injured in the crash. No additional details about the extent of his injuries have been released.