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Coon Rapids man dies in vehicle/train collision

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July 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

A west central Iowa man died Wednesday morning, when his car was struck by a train, in Greene County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 62-year-old Marvin Lee Krieger, of Coon Rapids, was driving a 2015 Toyota Corolla southbound on County Road P-33, when he failed to stop for a westbound Union Pacific Train that was approaching CR P33. The train struck the car at the railroad crossing. The accident happened at around 8:40-a.m. Krieger died at the scene. His body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office.

Greene County Ambulance assisted the Patrol at the crash site.