Commercial Vehicle Versus Train Crash

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642

(208) 846-7550

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 12/07/17 2:55p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Thursday, December 7, 2017, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a fatality crash on Look Lane at the Union Pacific railroad tracks, northwest of Caldwell. Floyd C. Gibson, 61, of Nampa, was southbound in a 1997 Kenworth tractor towing a gravel trailer. Gibson failed to yield at the stop sign and was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific locomotive. Gibson was not wearing seatbelt and was ejected. Gibson succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Next of kin has been notified. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho