A Lexington man was moderately injured in a crash with a train locomotive in Lafayette County on Saturday, October 1.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Report, 72-year-old William Banks crossed the railroad tracks as a locomotive entered the intersection, causing the locomotive to strike Banks’ vehicle.

Banks was transported by Odessa EMS to Centerpoint Medical Center with moderate injuries.

The crash occurred at 10:22 a.m. on Curtis Road at the Kansas City Southern Railroad crossing south of Interstate 70.