Woman Struck by Train in Athens

ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) — A woman is dead, after she was struck by a train in Athens Sunday afternoon.

Athens firefighters tell News 12 it happened at the intersection of Howard Street and Cook Drive sometime before 4 p.m.

They say the woman was driving when her car was hit by an oncoming train.

She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

She was the only person in the vehicle.