Nashua man killed after train hits road grader

Chris BergJanuary 12, 2018Last Updated: October 14, 2019

New Hampton, Iowa – A Nashua man is dead after the road grader he was operating was hit by a Canadian Pacific train.

The Iowa State Patrol reports that 64-year-old David P. Zwanziger was northbound on Jasper Avenue near B57 (220^th Street) in a 1999 Caterpillar grader plowing snow when he was struck on the passenger side by a westbound Canadian Pacific train. The accident was reported at 7:45am on Friday.

The crash is still under investigation.

Assisting at the scene was the Iowa State Patrol, New Hampton Fire Department Rescue Squad and the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office.

Chris BergJanuary 12, 2018Last Updated: October 14, 2019

Chris Berg

Chris was born in Webster City and raised in Charles City. As a young kid, he would always be caught singing along to songs on the radio. He says he's good at karaoke but we think otherwise. ;) In his free time, he enjoys beginning new projects at home and hardly ever finishing them. Chris lives in Charles City with his wife Vicki, daughter Brynlee and son Jaxon.