Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) – Police responded to a two-vehicle crash near the railroad crossing at Davis Avenue and Third Street on Sunday night.
The incident was reported at 10:01 p.m. on November 3. According to the police report, a 2012 Jeep Wrangler was traveling westbound on Third Street at the time of the crash.
The Jeep, driven by Ike Olson of Thief River Falls, struck a 2013 GMC Yukon XL driven by Ridge Jones, also of Thief River Falls. Jones had been stopped in traffic for a train at the railroad tracks when the collision occurred.
Police reported no known injuries. Both drivers remained at the scene and cooperated with officers.
The crash was described as a low-speed rear-end collision caused by stopped traffic near the train crossing.
Drivers are reminded to reduce speed and maintain space when approaching railroad intersections, especially during periods of stopped or slowed traffic. Information on safe practices at rail crossings is available from the Federal Railroad Administration at fra.dot.gov.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.
