Glen Haven Man Dies After Being Hit By Train

A Grant County man died after being struck by a train Saturday in Cassville Township around 2:30pm. According to a release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Department, 69 year old Lawrence Osterhaus of Glen Haven was attempting to cross the railroad tracks on Closing Dam Road in a pickup truck pulling a trailer, when a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train was traveling south. As Osterhaus pulled into the railroad crossing, the train struck the passenger side of the truck. Osterhaus was pronounced dead at the scene by the Grant County Coroner’s Office, as a result of his injuries in the crash. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Cassville EMS, the Cassville Fire Department, Glen Haven First Responders, the Grant County Coroner’s Office, and B&M Auto and Towing.