VIDEO: Freight Train Hits Semi-Truck Near Sleepy Eye
The damaged locomotive on Friday, April 4 near Sleepy Eye. Via Brown County Sheriff’s Office
Three people were treated for minor injuries after a semi-truck was struck by a freight train near Sleepy Eye Friday, Brown County authorities say.
The crash happened around 2:13 p.m. on April 4, 2025 near 24170 U.S. Highway 14.
Authorities say a 1996 International Harvester semi-truck, driven by a 24-year-old man from New Richland, Minn., was heading westbound on Highway 14 and turning into a business when it was hit by a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train.
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The train was occupied by a 56-year-old man and a 57-year-old man, both from Madison Lake, Minn. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says all three men were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The locomotive and semi were both damaged, and the Wilson grain trailer was totaled, authorities said. Emergency responders included the Sleepy Eye Fire Department, Sleepy Eye Ambulance, Minnesota State Patrol and Brown County deputies.
Following the crash, the sheriff’s office reminded drivers to use caution at railroad crossings by slowing down, stopping and listening for oncoming drivers, remembering to never drive around lowered gates and to always look both ways before crossing.
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office released dash camera video that captured the crash:
After the crash Friday, April 4 near Sleepy Eye. Via Brown County Sheriff’s Office
After the crash Friday, April 4 near Sleepy Eye. Via Brown County Sheriff’s Office
