Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Asbury man killed, Asbury woman seriously injured in car-train collision

An Asbury man was killed and an Asbury woman seriously injured in a car-train collision 11:45 a.m. today on County Road 300, one mile south of Asbury.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1995 Toyota Camry driven by Jose Morales-Oereida, 47, Asbury, failed to yield to a Kansas City Southern train driven by Clifton A. Shupert, 28, Heavener, Oklahoma and was struck in the passenger side.

Morales-Oereida was pronounced dead at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, at 1:05 p.m.

A passenger, in his vehicle, Francisca A. Nerez, 47, Asbury, was treated for serious injuries at Freeman West.

The fatality was the 18th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.

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