Dilworth Man Dies After Semi is Struck by Train

The crash happened two miles south of Buxton, N.D.

BUXTON, N.D.–A Dilworth man has died after his semi was struck by a train near Buxton on Wednesday.

Thirty-two-year-old Jose Silva was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash happened at the intersection of 11th Street Northeast and 162nd Avenue Northeast two miles south of Buxton.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Silva failed to yield for a BNSF train. The intersection was marked with railroad crossing and yield signs.

The two people on the train were not injured.