Man driving truck killed by train in Okarche

Oklahoma Highway Patrol releases name of driver from Warr Acres

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A dump truck was struck by a train, and a person driving the truck was killed in late July 2021 near Mainer Ford in southwest Okarche. (Photo by Okarche Police Chief Forrest Smith)

The driver of a truck was struck by a Union Pacific train and killed Friday near N.W. 234 and Country Club Road, said Sarah Stewart, Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokeswoman.

The collision happened about 3 p.m. on Union Pacific Railroad tracks on the southwest side  of Okarche behind Mainer Ford, authorities report.

The man killed was identified as Hugo J. Barrera, 22, of Warr Acres. Barrera was driving east on N.W. 234. He did not wear his seat belt and was ejected.

The train engineer Ronald Johnson and passenger, Randy Aultman, the conductor, were not injured.

Barrera did not wear a seat belt.

Okarche Police Chief Forrest Smith said the driver was treated by medical emergency technicians at the scene before being taken to a hospital by ambulance.

One person was killed when a Union Pacific train struck a dump truck on N.W. 234 near Mainer Ford. (Photo by Okarche Police Chief Forrest Smith)

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol will investigate the fatality, Stewart said.

Check back for updates.

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