A 26-year-old woman from Ponoka, Alta., has died after the car she was driving collided with a train on Monday afternoon, according to police.
The RCMP said officers from the Ponoka detachment, along with paramedics, firefighters and CP Rail Police, were called to the crash at 3:44 p.m.
When they got to the scene at Metejka Road and Highway 2A, the woman was pronounced dead. There were no passengers in her vehicle, police said.
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Anyone who may have witnessed this collision is asked to call the Ponoka RCMP at 403-783-4472. Tips can also be anonymously submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or contacting them online at http://www.P3Tips.com.
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The crash occurred almost exactly 24 hours after another fatal collision involving a train and a vehicle on Highway 2A. Sunday’s crash occurred at Township Road 470. A woman driving an SUV was pronounced dead at the scene while a child who was in the vehicle suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital.
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