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Posted: Monday, 12 January 2009 10:21AM

Fatal Car Crash Halts South Shore Commuter Train

GARY, Ind. (STNG) - Train service has resumed Monday morning after a train crash that left one person dead in the Miller section of Gary.

Officials said a northbound van traveling on County Line Road drove around crossing gates and into the South Shore No. 104 commuter train about 5:30 a.m., according to Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District spokesman John Parsons.

The No. 104 train was scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 6:38 a.m..  The crash occurred on Lake/Porter County Line Road located between the Portage/Ogden Dunes and Miller stations.

The driver of the van, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was ejected and killed. 

No one was injured aboard the train, Parsons said.

All train service was suspended until the Lake County Coroner released the accident scene permitting us to resume service, according to the Transportation District website.

Westbound train service was delayed, but was back in service by about 7:53 a.m. The eastbound trains No. 205 and No. 207 and westbound trains No. 212 and No. 214 were canceled Monday morning because of the crash.


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