Untron Drew injured, taken to hospital after car strikes Amtrak train. No one on train injured.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:14am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Amtrak train collides with vehicle in Virginia.

An Amtrak train on its way to Boston struck a vehicle in rural Virginia on Thursday, destroying the car and injuring the driver.

An Amtrak train is on its way to Boston again after it struck a vehicle in rural Virginia that police said attempted to drive around a crossing bar, destroying the car and injuring the driver.
Amtrak says the train did not derail and none of its 46 passengers was injured in the crash, which occurred around 6 a.m. Thursday in Waverly, a community about 50 miles southeast of Richmond.

Virginia State Police Sgt. spokesperson said the driver of the vehicle, Untron Drew, was taken by med-flight to Richmond with injuries she said weren't life threatening.

People Involved: 
Untron Drew
Roadway: 
Unknown

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