Malita Hyppolite, 55, dies in collision with train at East Copans Road and North Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach, Florida
1 dead in Pompano Beach train crash
Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Joy Oglesby said one of the occupants of the vehicle is dead.
Train kills woman in Pompano Beach, officials say
Malita Hyppolite, 55, of Pompano Beach, died around 9 a.m. Monday after she didn't "step off the tracks" at Copans Road near Dixie Highway when a southbound Florida East Coast train approached, investigators said.
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