PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, Ill. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl is dead after her car was hit by a train in southwestern Illinois. Police say her vehicle was stopped at a railroad crossing in Randolph County’s Prairie Du Rocher, which is roughly 50 miles from St. Louis.
The crossing gates were down and the lights were activated. The driver yielded to a northbound train but drove around the crossing gates and was hit by a southbound train.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Further details were not released.
