SUTHERLIN, Ore. — Authorities say a train collided with a car in southwest Oregon, killing a woman who had parked on the railroad tracks and couldn’t move the vehicle in time.
Sutherlin police identified the victim as 63-year-old Adele Osborne of Oakland, Oreg. The department says she parked Hyundai sedan on the tracks Saturday afternoon and left the vehicle to catch a stray dog.
When Osborne noticed a northbound train approaching, she tried to get back into the car and move it.
The train operated by Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad couldn’t stop in time, striking the woman and her vehicle.
