Train-car collision kills one in Benton

May 7, 2016 at 5:45 a.m.

by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A Union Pacific worker (left) walks at the railroad crossing over Sidell Road near Benton Parkway where one person was killed and another injured in train-car collision early Friday. The train at the right was not involved in the accident.
A Union Pacific worker (left) walks at the railroad crossing over Sidell Road near Benton Parkway where one person was killed and another injured in train-car collision early Friday. The train at the right was not involved in the accident.

One person was killed when a vehicle and a train collided Friday morning in Benton, police reported.


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Officers responded about 4:18 a.m. to the crash at Sidell Road and Benton Parkway. One person in a car was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release. Another person was taken to Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock for treatment.

Late Friday, police had not publicly identified those involved in the crash. The Police Department said it was waiting to notify next of kin.

Circumstances of the crash were unclear. An investigation is ongoing.

Metro on 05/07/2016

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