Officials determined all railroad crossing equipment was
functioning when a vehicle was hit by two trains in Lorain County at state
Route 83 and Capel Road, near Grafton.
TWO PEOPLE INSIDE A CAR WERE KILLED BY TWO TRAINS IN OHIO. THE DRIVER DROVE THE CAR PASSED THE GATES WHILE THEY WERE DOWN AND WAS STRUCK BY TWO TRAINS GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
February 6, 2015
EATON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Officials determined all railroad
crossing equipment was functioning when a vehicle was hit by two trains in
Lorain County at state Route 83 and Capel Road, near Grafton.
The State Highway Patrol is still investigating this
accident but believes the car was traveling northbound when the driver was
struck by first train, which was going west, and then was struck by the second
train, which was eastbound.
The occupants of the car who died have been identified as
Jawad Al-Nimer, 57, and Mufideh Al-Nimer, 78, both of Lorain.
The accident happened about 5 p.m. The State Highway Patrol
believes the tan Chevrolet went past the gates while they were down.
Both trains were cargo trains and were not carrying any
hazardous material.
This is the second train accident at this rail crossing in
two months. In December, an empty tanker truck stalled
on the tracks and was struck by a train at the same crossing.
"The last accident that we had here, to my
understanding, was a mechanical failure of some brakes on the truck," said
Lt. Kevin Blair with the Ohio State Highway Patrol. "It's well lit, it's
wide-open, and the crossings appeared to be in working order."
CSX transportation confirms that it is not rare for two of
their trains to cross at the same time.