UPDATE: One dead after Oklahoma truck, train accident

Emergency crews work at the scene of a fatality accident involving a truck and a train in Westville, Okla. August 4, 2017.
Emergency crews work at the scene of a fatality accident involving a truck and a train in Westville, Okla. August 4, 2017.

UPDATE: 4 p.m.

Patrick Tyler Eason, 27, of Westville, Okla., was killed this morning when his truck collided with a train, according to Westville police.

The accident happened around 8:14 a.m. on E. 700 Road, known as Cemetery Road.

Eason was traveling westbound on his way to work when he collided with a Kansas City Southern trail while crossing the tracks, according to police.

His truck was pushed southbound on the tracks for several yards before coming to a stop on its side. Eason was partially ejected from his truck and pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the collision.

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WESTVILLE, Okla. -- Fire Chief John Hembree confirmed one person died in an accident involving a truck and train in Westville, Okla. Friday morning. The victim's identity was not released.

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Graham Thomas

Emergency crews work at the scene of a fatality accident involving a truck and a train in Westville, Okla. August 4, 2017.

The accident occurred just before 8 a.m. near the intersection of Industrial Park Road and Cemetery Road.

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