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Sheriff: 2 avoid injury after car gets stuck on Kan. railroad track

RENO COUNTY – Two people avoided injury after a train hit a car in Reno County.

Just after 10:30a.m. on Monday, deputies were dispatched to 6th Avenue and North Valleypride Road for a motor vehicle versus train accident, according to a social media report.

The Reno County Sheriff’s office reported a vehicle driven by Kristi Weiser was eastbound on Valleypride Road.

As she approached the railroad crossing, she saw the crossing arms coming down in front of her, according to the sheriff’s department.

She stopped the vehicle, tried to back up her vehicle.

The tires were not getting any traction to go in reverse or go forward due to the rain.

She told her 13-year-old brother to get out of the vehicle.

When she and her brother were out of the vehicle, a BNSF railway train struck her vehicle, pushing it down into a ditch.

There were no injuries, according to the sheriff’s department.

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