KEARNEY - Rescue personnel were searching for victims of a car-train accident reported at about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday west of Kearney.

The collision occured near Highway 30 and Evergreen Road about four miles west of Kearney on Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The eastbound coal train dragged the pickup it struck about 3/4 of a mile east before coming to a halt.

At 9 p.m. rescuers had located one victim of the accident and were using portable lights to search for other possible victims.

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