BENTON, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri deputy has been honored for heroic actions to save two railroad workers from burning wreckage.

Scott County Deputy Justin Wooten this week received a plaque from Union Pacific Railroad and another from the county.

Wooten responded to a call on May 25 after two trains collided at Rockview.

The engine of the Union Pacific train was lodged next to a second engine, which was burning.

The deputy crawled down a hill to the engine and lifted the crew members to safety.

All told, seven people were hurt in the accident, but none of the injuries were serious.