1 person dead after Amtrak train hits car in Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a motorist has died after driving into the path of an Amtrak train in Topeka.
The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1Pro9sB ) reports that the collision happened early Friday when the motorist drove around a crossing gate. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Department said in a news release that the train then hit the motorist's car.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Sgt. Todd Stallbaumer says a coroner is working identity the body.
No one on the train was injured. The crash is under investigation.___
Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com