Fatal Railroad Crossing Accident Reminder of Lack of Investment in Safety Improvements
A tragic collision between a motor vehicle and a freight train provides an important reminder of the danger of disregarding lowered railroad crossing gates. An Iowa mother elected to proceed around a lowered railroad crossing arm and across a double set of tracks although her visibility was obstructed by a train resting on the first set of tracks. The railroad crossing accident resulted in the tragic death of two of her daughters and the hospitalization of her third child.