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Sheriff: 1 dead after Amtrak train hits a car

Fatal train crash on Friday in Topeka- photo courtesy WIBW-TV
Fatal train crash on Friday in Topeka- photo courtesy WIBW-TV

SHAWNEE COUNTY- Law enforcement officials in Shawnee County are investigating a fatal crash involving a car and an Amtrak train in Topeka.

The motorist drove around a crossing gate and died in the crash that occurred at 12:36 a.m. on Friday at Topeka Boulevard and 57th Street, according to the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department.

The name of the victim has not been released.

Nobody on the train was injured.

Check Hays Post for additional details as they become available.

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