FULTON TOWNSHIP — A Stoughton man was taken by MedFlight Wednesday afternoon when the car he was driving was struck by a train at a crossing near Edgerton.
According to a news release, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies responded about 2:45 p.m. Oct. 28 to a report of a train and motor vehicle crash with injury in the Town of Fulton.
Investigators say a Honda Civic driven by a 21-year-old Stoughton man was traveling northbound on N. Dallman Road approaching a railroad crossing.
At the same time, a train operated by a 51-year-old McFarland man, consisting of a locomotive and two freight cars was approaching the crossing,
Authorities say the Civic traveled into the crossing and was struck on the driver’s side by the train as it crossed the railroad tracks.
Traffic control consisted of stop signs north and south of the crossing and were in proper working order at the time of the crash.
The driver of the Civic was extricated from the vehicle and sustained serious injuries from the crash.
He was transported to the hospital via Med Flight.
There were three crew members on the train who had no reported injuries.
This case is still under investigation.
Town of Fulton Police Department, Edgerton Police Department, Wisconsin State Patrol, Lakeside Fire Department, MD-1, and Med Flight all assisted.