By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

An Abilene man was taken to the hospital after his car struck a train on Old Highway 40 in far eastern Saline County this morning.

Ray Snider, 67, of Abilene, was eastbound on Old Highway 40 in a 2006 Mercury Milan when the car struck a train that was stopped on the track approximately 300 feet east of N. Amos Road, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. The accident occurred at approximately 5:40 a.m. Thursday.

Soldan said that although the crossing is marked, it does not have warning lights.

Snider suffered lacerations and back pain and was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center, Soldan said.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/12/1638464523613.jpeg" alt="The Mercury Milan Snider was driving. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>The Mercury Milan Snider was driving. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostAn Abilene man was taken to the hospital after his car struck a train on Old Highway 40 in far eastern Saline County this morning.Ray Snider, 67, of Abilene, was eastbound on Old Highway 40 in a 2006 Mercury Milan when the car struck a train that was stopped on the track approximately 300 feet east of N. Amos Road, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. The accident occurred at approximately 5:40 a.m. Thursday.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/12/1638464651446.jpeg" alt="Another view of the Milan." />
 <figcaption>Another view of the Milan.</figcaption>
 </figure>Soldan said that although the crossing is marked, it does not have warning lights.Snider suffered lacerations and back pain and was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center, Soldan said.

Abilene man injured when car strikes train Thursday morning