BUTLER COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 10a.m. Tuesday in Butler County.
According to Butler County Undersheriff Daimon Cundiff, a semi pulling an empty flatbed trailer, had pulled up to the railroad crossing at S. Douglas Road and S. Sunset Road, inside HF Sinclair Refinery, in El Dorado and began to cross.
The semi stopped and the driver tried to reverse, indicating the driver may have realized there was not enough time to cross in front of the southbound train.
The driver was unable to get off the tracks in time and the train crashed into the passenger side of the semi. The driver of the semi, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The name of the driver has not been released pending notification of next of kin, according to Cundiff.
There were no hazardous chemicals or materials involved with either the train or the tractor-trailer.
In addition to Butler County Sheriff’s Deputies, Butler County EMS and El Dorado Fire Department assisted at the scene.