From:               Hannibal Police Department

Date:                June 15, 2021

Phone:             573-221-0987

Fax:                  573-221-3966

Contact:          Sgt. W. Traw #28

 

On Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at approximately 4:19 P.M. Officers with the Hannibal Police Department were dispatched to the area of Paris Gravel Road near Veterans Road in reference to a traffic crash involving a train. Officers arrived and determined a black Lincoln SUV was traveling east on Paris Gravel Road and failed to yield to an oncoming Norfolk Southern train resulting in a collision. The driver of the Lincoln, a 61 year old Hannibal female was transported from the scene by the Marion County Ambulance. The Hannibal Police Department assisted the Missouri State Highway Patrol with the accident investigation.