CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State Police called the Lincoln County incident where a local teen lost his life trying to beat a train at an intersection "a horrible accident."
Trooper S.L Bartram said it happened about 8 p.m. Monday on Nine Mile Creek Road in the Midkiff area. A 16-year-old Branchland boy was driving alone in a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer heading east on the road coming from W.Va. 10 when he came to a train crossing, where a southbound CSX train was approaching.
The boy tried to speed up in effort to beat the train to the crossing, troopers said, but he didn't make it.
Bartram said the train struck the SUV, killing the boy inside.
The train had been going roughly 35 mph and tried to stop when the workers spotted the vehicle. Bartram said no injuries were reported aboard the train, but workers were shaken up from the incident.
"They hit the brakes," Bartram said. "They did the best they could stopping the train but it takes about a mile to stop them."
The trooper said the crash appears to be "a total accident," and that there were no indications to lead them to believe otherwise.
Bartram urged motorists to use caution when approaching railroad crossings and to stop if a train is approaching.
"Don't try to beat a train," he said. "Honest to God, if you see a train coming you should stop. Not only is it the law but it's just plain common sense."
Troopers have not released the boy's name, but multiple postings on the social networking website Facebook identify the teen as James Sias.
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Trooper S.L Bartram said it happened about 8 p.m. Monday on Nine Mile Creek Road in the Midkiff area. A 16-year-old Branchland boy was driving alone in a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer heading east on the road coming from W.Va. 10 when he came to a train crossing, where a southbound CSX train was approaching.
The boy tried to speed up in effort to beat the train to the crossing, troopers said, but he didn't make it.
Bartram said the train struck the SUV, killing the boy inside.
The train had been going roughly 35 mph and tried to stop when the workers spotted the vehicle. Bartram said no injuries were reported aboard the train, but workers were shaken up from the incident.
"They hit the brakes," Bartram said. "They did the best they could stopping the train but it takes about a mile to stop them."
The trooper said the crash appears to be "a total accident," and that there were no indications to lead them to believe otherwise.
Bartram urged motorists to use caution when approaching railroad crossings and to stop if a train is approaching.
"Don't try to beat a train," he said. "Honest to God, if you see a train coming you should stop. Not only is it the law but it's just plain common sense."
Troopers have not released the boy's name, but multiple postings on the social networking website Facebook identify the teen as James Sias.
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