WOMAN KILLED IN TRAIN ACCIDENT
Monday, August 15th, 2011 -- 10:17 AM
There?s been a fatal train accident in Monroe County.It happened just after 9 p.m. Sunday night outside of Sparta.
Deputies say they received a call from the Canadian Pacific Railroad saying a train had hit a car at the crossing on Iberia Avenue. When emergency crews arrived at the scene they found a vehicle on the north side of the tracks with a female inside. Officers say the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her name has not been released.
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