A BNSF Railway train struck a pickup truck that had high-centered on a private crossing around midnight Tuesday; the truck’s driver had exited the vehicle to get help, a spokesman said.
The woman was alone in a Dodge truck, driving onto the train crossing, on private property about a half-mile east of Southeast 164th Avenue when her vehicle became stuck, said BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas.
She exited the truck and ran to a neighbor’s home to call for help, Melonas said.
A train hauling a load of grain was heading east on a mainline track, and its crew spotted the truck ahead of the crossing. They engaged the train’s emergency brakes, but it was unable to stop in time.
