Driver sought after passenger dies in Wichita train crash

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Police are looking for a driver who escaped from a car before a deadly train crash in Wichita.

The Wichita Eagle (https://bit.ly/2riTwmx ) reports that Sgt. Nikki Woodrow says the collision happened Sunday night when the vehicle left a road and became stuck on the railroad tracks. The driver was able to get out of the car as a BNSF train approached, but a 40-year-old passenger was killed in the crash.

Woodrow says the driver left the scene and that police are trying to identify him. Anyone with information is urged to call authorities.

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Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, https://www.kansas.com