Vicky Long, 60, killed after her car is struck by a freight train at a crossing, where the warning arms were down, near South Bend.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:24am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, March 1, 2014

South Bend woman, two dogs die in car-train crash.

Northern Indiana authorities say a South Bend woman and her two small dogs have died after a freight train struck her car at a crossing.

Northern Indiana authorities say a South Bend woman and her two small dogs have died after a freight train struck her car at a crossing.

St. Joseph County police say the collision Sunday morning killed 60-year-old Vicky Long of South Bend. Witnesses tell officers the woman drove her car around crossing arms and into the path of the train at a Norfolk Southern crossing just west of South Bend Regional Airport.

Police say it appears all warning systems were working at the time of the crash.

People Involved: 
Vicky Long
Roadway: 
Unknown

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