SUMNER, Mo. -- A northern Missouri man died Friday morning after his truck was struck by a train in Chariton County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Frank Jones, 28, of Linneus, was pronounced dead hours after the accident Thursday night.
Jones was driving a truck on Highway 139 in Sumner and failed to stop for the train, the patrol said. There was no signal at the intersection.
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