Alta, Iowa (Northwestiowanow.com) — There’s been another traffic accident involving a train in Buena Vista County. The Sheriff’s Department says Marie Eckerman of Newell was Northbound on 70th Avenue between Storm Lake and Alta, and drove into the path of a Westbound CN train around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. She was transported by ambulance to the hospital in Storm Lake with non-life threatening injuries. The accident report indicates 10 thousand dollars damage to her Dodge Caliber and minor damage to the train.

Back on January 30th a semi driven by Gregory Hermstad of Webb was struck when he drove into the path of an oncoming locomotive.