UPDATE 06/01/2019 5:00 PM:
Danforth Rd. has been re-opened for normal traffic use. It had been closed since Thursday afternoon’s accident between a dump truck and a train. Michigan State Police say the driver of the dump truck, 41 year old Adam LaFave of Escanaba, was treated and released from UP Health Systems Marquette Thursday night.
ORIGINAL NEWS RELEASE:
At 2:54pm Troopers from the Gladstone Post were dispatched to Danforth Rd. and the railroad crossing just west of 19th Ave North for a dump truck pulling a flatbed trailer carrying an excavator vs. train personal injury crash. After the preliminary investigation it was determined that the dump truck was traveling east on Danforth Rd with a downhill slope. A Canadian National train was currently crossing Danforth Rd. and was traveling north. The emergency red crossing lights, gate, and audio tone were activated. The dump truck collided into the side of the train which caused some of the train cars to derail. The driver of the dump truck was transported to the hospital by Life Flight. The crash is still under investigation and no further details will be available at this time. A portion of Danforth Rd. will be closed until further notice.
Assisting Agencies:
Delta County Sheriff’s Department, Escanaba Public Safety, Rampart EMS
