Train on CSX tracks strikes car, kills driver

 

By Gina Potthoff

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

A woman was killed last night when her car was struck by a train on railroad tracks in Clintonville.
Columbus police were still investigating the crash late last night. It occurred about 6:30 p.m. on the CSX tracks at Cooke Road, near Indianola Avenue.

Police did not identify the woman last night.

Sgt. Brooke Wilson of the accident-investigation unit said the woman was traveling alone when her car was struck by the train. Her vehicle was thrown a distance from the railway crossing, he said.

An off-duty Columbus police officer witnessed the crash and called authorities, Wilson said.

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