Teen Killed in Accident with Train
Updated: May 20, 2007
IROQUOIS COUNTY - A 16-year-old teen from Iroquois County is dead after his vehicle was hit by a train. It happened around ten Saturday morning on 2200 North Road about 3 miles north of Watseka. The county coroner says Trevor Schneider was pronounced dead on the scene. He says Schneider was watching a southbound train when he was struck by another train coming from the north. It all happened at a rural crossing with no lights only warning signs.
Schneider was a sophomore at Donovan High School.






