CLEVELAND — A 22-year-old driver died after a train collided with their car over the weekend.
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Around 6:02 a.m. Saturday, a Volkswagen SUV was stopped on a railway property west of Coit Road north of Kirby Ave in Cleveland, CBS affiliate WOIO-19 reported.
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The car was partially on the single track and partially on the gravel railway bed when it was struck by a train traveling eastbound, according to police.
The impact of the crash pushed the car east through the gravel railway bed and across Coit Road, WOIO-19 reported.
The 22-year-old driver was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
No other injuries were reported, WOIO-19 reported.
The crash remains under investigation.
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