Coroner: Motorist Tried to Drive Around Crossing Barrier Before Fatal Train-SUV Crash in Rockwood

Railroad officials urge vigilance near crossings in wake of deadly Rockwood train crash

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Coroner: Motorist tried to drive around crossing barrier before fatal train-SUV crash in Rockwood

A Somerset County woman tried to drive around railroad crossing barriers Thursday just before her SUV was struck by an oncoming train, killing both people in the vehicle, investigators said Friday.