MARCH 7, 2015
ATHENS, LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA
An Athens woman was injured Saturday morning after colliding
with a train at the McClellan Street crossing, the Athens Police Department
reported.
Barbara Randolph, 65, was traveling west in her red
Chevrolet Cavalier and passed a tractor-trailer that was stopped in the
eastbound lane just east of the train tracks. Police Chief Floyd Johnson said Randolph, who
didn’t see the northbound train, was hit by the train’s engine. The signal post was knocked down from the
collision.
Athens police received the call at 6:47 a.m. Athens Fire
Department also arrived on the scene.
After first responders extracted Randolph from her vehicle,
Athens Limestone Ambulance service transported her to Athens Limestone
Hospital. She was later flown by MedFlight helicopter to Huntsville Hospital,
where she was in the surgical intensive care unit.
Johnson said he has not spoken to Randolph since the
accident and the investigation into the accident is ongoing.
The train was stopped for inspection, which blocked traffic
in downtown Athens.
Johnson said the train horn was blowing and the signal
lights were working correctly prior and during the incident. The investigation is ongoing.