A 60-year-old woman was seriously injured and flown to an Austin hospital Friday afternoon after a train-vehicle collision near Wilson Street in Bastrop, police said.
Assistant Police Chief Vicky Steffanic said officers responded to the crash near Wilson and Persimmon streets about 2 p.m. Friday.
The woman, who has not publicly been identified, was driving a Jeep Cherokee and reportedly drove around the railroad crossing gates as a train was approaching, Steffanic said. The woman “sustained serious injuries and was flown to Dell Seton, Austin,” Steffanic said. No other injuries were reported.
A multi-car train with Union Pacific markings sat parked on the railroad crossing near the intersection of Wilson Street and Hawthorn Street while the Jeep laid on its side with its roof separated several yards from the road on Friday afternoon as police and firefighters investigated and cleared the crash.