YATES CENTER — A Union Pacific train derailed Monday morning after striking a tractor-trailer rig hauling grain south of Yates Center.
The truck driver, Gregory Lewis, 63, of Leon, was transported to Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola for what was described as suspected minor injuries.
There were no injuries aboard the train, which reported five engines and 21 cars either damaged or destroyed.
The Kansas Highway Patrol said Lewis failed to yield to the oncoming train while he was eastbound on 80th Road, about three miles southeast of Yates…
