SAUGET- Prairie Du Pont and Sauget Fire Department responded to a truck that had struck a train and caught fire Saturday morning at around 2 a.m. on Illinois Route 3.
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When firefighters arrived on the scene they located a male deceased and the truck and train engine were on fire.
Investigators say the railroad had its lights and gates activated when the collision occurred.
Route 3 from Monsanto Avenue to Queeny Avenue was closed after the crash but reopened just after 8 a.m.
The driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene by the St Clair County Coroner’s Office. No other injuries were reported
Illinois State Police is investigating the accident.
