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December 21, 2009

Train collides with vehicle; man is in stable condition

A Dacoma man was injured Monday when his truck collided with a train in Woods County.

James Otis Buckles, 70, was driving his 2008 Chevy pickup southbound on county road at noon when he failed to yield for a BNSF train, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol report.

His vehicle was struck by the train, which was driven by R.J. Maloy, of Amarillo, Texas, three-tenths of a mile south of Dewey Road.

Buckles was transported to Share Medical Center in Alva with head and leg injuries. OHP reported he was in stable condition.

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