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Fatal train collision takes place northwest of New Rockford

Victims identified Tuesday

UPDATED Nov. 5, 2024 at 6 p.m.

At approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, local first responders were called to the scene of a fatal vehicle versus train collision about 2.5 miles northwest of New Rockford, N.D.

The collision took place near the intersection of 64th Ave NE and 20th St NE in Eddy County, involving a train from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway and a BNSF service vehi...