Van Vs. Train In Butler

By Scott Sarvay

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June 18, 2010 Updated Mar 11, 2010 at 5:41 PM EST

BUTLER, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - One person is hospitalized Thursday evening following a van vs. train collision in the city of Butler.

It happened around 9 Thursday morning when a van driven by 82-year-old John Ferguson failed to stop at a railroad crossing and side swiped an east bound train at the Broadway crossing.

Ferguson was transferred to a Fort Wayne hospital where he was last listed in good condition.




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