Woman dies after vehicle hit by SEPTA train in Lansdowne

The woman who was injured Monday when a SEPTA train struck her vehicle has died from her injuries as reported during Action News at 11 on April 9, 2019.

LANSDOWNE, Pa. (WPVI) -- The woman who was injured Monday when a SEPTA train struck her vehicle has died from her injuries.

Authorities say the woman drove around the railroad crossing gates while they were lowered Monday morning in Lansdowne near Union Avenue.
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Surveillance video shows the car being pushed down the tracks by the SEPTA regional train as it hit the emergency brake.

Chopper 6 over the scene of where a car collided with a SEPTA train,

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Authorities say she was one of several drivers who put their lives in danger and went around the closed gates.

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