Friday, January 19, 2018

Purdy teen airlifted to Mercy Springfield after pickup-train collision

A Purdy teen was seriously injured in a pickup-train collision 12:55 p.m. today on Washington Avenue in Purdy.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1995 Chevrolet pickup driven by Alonzo Barrientos, 18, Purdy, failed to yield and crossed into the path of an Arkansas-Missouri Railroad diesel electronic locomotive.

Barrientos was airlifted to Mercy Hospital, Springfield, with serious injuries.

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