Car collides with train in Effingham

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WAND) - A car was struck by a train in Effingham on Tuesday evening.

According to the Effingham Police Department, the incident occurred at 7:07 p.m. when a vehicle driven by Lauran C. Mathis, 30, of Effingham, collided with a cargo rail car owned by Effingham Equity. This happened west of the intersection of Temple Avenue and 4th Street.

Employees of Effingham Equity were operating a Track Mobile to move several rail cars northbound across Temple Avenue at a slow speed when the crash occurred.

Mathis sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by Rural Med EMS to HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital for treatment.

She was cited for disobeying a traffic control device.

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