1 dead, 2 hurt after SUV collides with train in western Wisconsin, sheriff says
ELK MOUND, Wis. — An 80-year-old man has died from injuries suffered when his SUV collided with a train in western Wisconsin earlier this month. The crash also injured two children.
The Dunn County Sheriff's Office says it happened at about 3:16 p.m. on Dec. 12 near the intersection of 970th Street and U.S. Highway 12 in Elk Mound, about 50 miles east of Hudson.
The driver of the SUV is said to have "failed to yield right of way from the stop sign at the railroad cross," and the eastbound train smashed into the vehicle's passenger side. He was airlifted to a regional hospital, where he died 11 days after the crash, according to the sheriff's office. He has been identified as Gregory Nerbovig of Eau Claire.
The two juvenile passengers were taken by vehicle to a local hospital. Their identities and the extent of their injuries haven't been released.
The sheriff's office says the Elk Mound Police Department is assisting with the investigation.
