Driver Killed When His Pickup Was Hit by a Train Thursday Morning Has Been Identified

By Dave Bishop Feb 5, 2021 | 1:23 PM

The driver that was killed when his pickup was hit by a train has been identified as 60 year-old Joseph Lyle Mack of rural Ottertail.

At approximately 8:48 Thursday morning, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s responded to the report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries, which involved an eastbound pickup truck that was struck by a northbound Canadian Pacific train.

The crash occurred at the railroad crossing southeast of Ottertail City.

Joseph Mack’s Dodge Ram pickup truck, was struck on the passenger side, and it was badly damaged in the collision. Mack, was the lone occupant of the vehicle, sustained fatal injuries in the crash, and passed away at the scene.

Neither of the two Canadian Pacific train crew personnel were injured.

The Ottertail Fire Department and First Responders, Perham EMS, Henning Ambulance, and the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene. The incident remains under investigation.

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