2 killed after driver smashes through railroad crossing arms

DERBY, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say two people are dead after a driver smashed through railroad crossing arms and into the path of a train.

The Kansas City Star reports that the crash happened Sunday night just west Kansas 15 in Derby. Lt. Tim Myers, of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, says the 38-year-old driver and her 39-year-old male passenger died in the crash. Their names weren’t immediately released.

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