Harreen Bertisch, 76, dies when her car is hit by train after stoppin on the tracks on Fern Street in West Palm Beach, Florida
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Bertisch was driving a Honda CRV west on Fern Street from Quadrille Boulevard and stopped on the tracks just before 5:30 p.m. when the railroad crossing gate arms lowered, according to West Palm Beach Police Department spokesman Mike Jachles
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