This one's from your neck of the woods Battalion. Apparently the driver wasn't paying attention, although they haven't released the full findings yet. The sad story from the Sun Sentinel.Even with lights flashing and bells ringing, those who saw the van heading for the crossing gate and a fast moving train said there just wasn't time to stop.
"The gates were already down, so at that point he locked up his brakes. He took the gate out and hit the train," said John Lang, a Lauderdale Lakes fire-rescue lieutenant who saw the crash between the Ford Econoline van and the Tri-Rail train about 8:07 a.m. at the CSX tracks at Oakland Park Boulevard just west of Interstate 95.