Overview
- A car collided with a train at the Washington Avenue and 12th Street rail crossing in Racine, sending one person to the hospital.
- Radio dispatch audio said the driver was conscious moments after the crash, and crews reported the person was trapped under the train before being freed.
- Video from the scene showed the car badly mangled next to the train and a crossing gate arm bent in half on the ground.
- A motorist who said she was driving behind the car told WISN the gate on that side did not lower and that darkness may have hidden the train, a claim authorities have not confirmed.
- The roadway has reopened, and WISN says it has asked Racine police and the train company for details as the investigation continues.