Elko Train Accident Leaves Homeless Man Dead

The victim of a fatal collision between a train and truck near Elko last week has been identified as a Reno man.

 

Elko County Undersheriff Clair Morris says Frank Obleck's truck was stuck on the tracks when it was struck by the train Friday about 15 miles east of Elko.

 

Morris told the Elko Daily Free Press the 68-year-old Obleck apparently was not trying to get out of the vehicle. 

 

The undersheriff says the Reno man was found dead in the back seat and he may have been sleeping. He also says there's evidence alcohol was involved.

 

Investigators were unsure why Obleck was in the area.(AP)