May 17, 2021 / 10:29 AM EST
WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) – One woman is dead following a Monday morning crash in Wayne County involving a train, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
Just before 6 a.m., deputies were called to the area of South Walter and West Plum streets in Green Forks, Indiana for a crash between a car and a train.
An early investigation has revealed that 47-year-old Tonya Rader was driving a gold 2005 Chevy Malibu south on Walter Street and crossing railroad tracks.
Rader’s vehicle was hit by a westbound train on the driver’s side, deputies said.
Rader, who was the only person inside the vehicle at the time of collision, was pronounced dead on the scene.
47-year-old Lynn woman dies when train strikes car in Greens Fork
GREENS FORK, Ind. A 47-year-old Lynn woman was killed Monday morning when a train struck her car.
Tonya Rader died at the Water Street scene, according to Wayne County Sheriff Randy Retter in a news release. She was traveling to a family member s residence in Greens Fork.
About 5:50 a.m. as Rader was southbound on South Water Street in a gold 2005 Chevrolet Malibu, a westbound train struck the vehicle on its driver s side. Rader was the only occupant in the vehicle.
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