2 men killed on railroad bridge near Carl Junction
Nov. 6—Two men were killed Sunday after being struck by a train in Jasper County.
The victims were identified as Dacoda Bittner, 24, of Webb City, and Terry Long, 39, of Oronogo.
According to the Jasper County Sheriff's Department, at 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Jasper County Deputies responded to the area of Missouri Highway 171 and Pennell Street in Carl Junction.
Initial investigative efforts found that Bittner's truck had struck a concrete block near the base of the railroad bridge. A witness stated Bittner and Long were on the railroad track bridge and that despite the sounding of the train horn, they failed to get off the bridge and were struck.
The investigation is ongoing.
