PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Amtrak train bound for Portland collided with a van in Klickitat County, Wash., killing the motorist.
Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham says the passengers and crew escaped injury in the Thursday morning collision 30 miles east of Wishram, Wash.
The 85 passengers remained at the crash site well into the afternoon, awaiting buses that will take them to Portland.
The Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office declined to release name of the motorist.
