Officials: Female Dies After Being Hit By Train
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Officials in northern Minnesota say a woman died early Wednesday morning after trying to cross railroad tracks and being hit by a train.
The Pine County Sheriff's Office says dispatch got a 911 call shortly before 12:40 a.m. about the incident at Main Street East and the railroad crossing in Hinckley.
When emergency crews arrived at the scene, they found the woman, later identified as 36-year-old Erin Story of Hinkley, dead.
A witness told officials Story had tried to run across the tracks and was hit by a southbound Canadian Pacific train.
Officials say the railroad crossing is marked and that the signals and crossing arms appear to be working correctly.
The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office will perform an autopsy on the Story.
The sheriff's office and the railroad authorities will continue to investigate the incident.