It seems to have been at least trying to cross, as it had been crossing for the past couple of days delivering rock to a levee project [1]. If you look at the c

It seems to have been at least trying to cross, as it had been crossing for the past couple of days delivering rock to a levee project [1]. If you look at the crossing on Google maps [2] it's clear that the crossing is not at right angles. If the dump truck had been northbound at the crossing (and I don't know if it was), the driver would have had to turn his head more than 90 degrees to the left to see the train (which was coming from the west). Local residents had apparently been warning of the danger of this particular crossing for some time [1]. A mockup of the accident scene is at [0]. The lawsuits have begun [3]. One of the suits alleges that the trucking company failed to properly maintain its equipment, which suggests to me the possibility that the truck stalled on the tracks. [0] https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article263060528.html#storylink=related_inline https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article263060... [1] https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article262969938.html https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article262969... [2] https://goo.gl/maps/n7WNSFMiqYgbEQQp9 https://goo.gl/maps/n7WNSFMiqYgbEQQp9 [3] https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article263084073.html https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article263084...