Train crash fatal to driver on tracks

A Texarkana man died early Wednesday when his vehicle was struck by a train in Lafayette County, according to a preliminary Arkansas State Police crash report.

Robert Collins, 60, was driving south on Red Oak Street in Lewisville about 7:55 a.m. when he stopped his 2010 Chrysler on the railroad tracks, the report states. Collins tried to back up, but the train struck the driver’s side of the vehicle before he could move, the report states.

Arkansas, Pages 13 on 10/24/2013

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