One person killed in railroad crossing crash in Jasper County

News News Newsletter Main Incident occurred along T-12 crossing, which was the site of a non-fatal crash in June 11/10/2026 03:50 PM Christopher Braunschweig A vehicle involved in a collision with a locomotive at the railroad crossing on Highway T-12 in Jasper County came to a rest upside down in the northeast ditch. Author: Christopher Braunschweig Sources told Newton News that a person has died following a crash between a passenger vehicle and a locomotive Tuesday afternoon along Highway T-12 North in Jasper County, which was the site of another, non-fatal crash earlier this summer. The person has been identified as Carl Benskin, 43, of rural Laurel.Iowa State Patrol is leading the investigation of the crash, which ended with the passenger vehicle — driven by a single occupant — landing upside down in the northeast ditch between the highway and railroad crossing.

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