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1 dead after a car collides with a train in southeastern Iowa Monday morning (Oct. 14)

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October 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Washington County, Iowa) – A collision between a car and a train early this (Monday) morning in southeastern Iowa, resulted in a death. The Iowa State Patrol reports the crash happened at around 1:50-a.m., in Ainsworth. Authorities say a 2011 Ford Fusion was traveling south on Spruce Avenue, when it ran a stop sign over a railroad crossing, and struck a westbound train. The vehicle came to rest in the west ditch. The driver died at the scene. Their name was being withheld, pending notification of family. The crash remains under investigation.