MARCH 15, 2015
LOUISVILLE, KY
Another tragic collision between train and car. It appears that this was suicide by train as
the car clearly went straight into the train’s path.
At least two people died and two others were injured in Kentucky
when their car entered a train crossing into the path of an oncoming freight
train, police said.
The crash – which was captured on video
– happened at 4:07 p.m. Saturday in Louisville.
Dwight Mitchell with the Louisville
Metro Police said the intersection’s flashing lights and sounds were activated
to alert drivers of the approaching train. There is no gate at the
intersection.
Four people were in the white Toyota
Camry at the time of the crash. Two of the people inside the car were killed,
while two others were taken to University Hospital in Louisville, Mitchell
said. No one on the train was injured.
The freight train did not derail, but
it was unable to slow down and pushed the car about a half mile down the
tracks, Mitchell said.
The crash remains under investigation. It appears that this was suicide by train as
the car clearly went straight into the train’s path.