Jason Ashley Shannon, 38, and Lonnie Newton, 49, killed when train strikes car on Hefner Road in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
“Don’t try to beat the trains,” Two people dead after colliding with train
Lt. Ron Northcutt with the Oklahoma City Police Department said the vehicle drove around the crossing arms, trying to outrun the oncoming Burlington Northern Santa Fe cargo train.
Two killed in train collision named
The men were identified as driver Jason Ashley Shannon, 38, of Shawnee, and passenger Lonnie Newton, 49, of Denton, Texas, officer Megan Morgan said.
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