CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Division of Police Accident Investigation Unit is investigating a crash between a train and a car that killed a 22-year-old man early Saturday morning.
According to a release from the Cleveland police, at around 6:02 a.m., a 2024 Volkswagen SUV was stopped on railway property west of Coit Road, north of Kirby Avenue.
Police said the car was partially on the single track and partially on the gravel railway bed when it was struck by a train traveling eastbound.
The impact of the crash pushed the car east through the gravel railway bed and across Coit Road.
According to the Cleveland Police, the 22-year-old driver was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Traeshawn Lee Broadnax, of Cleveland.
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