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LEHI — A woman was killed and her husband injured after the truck they were in was hit by a FrontRunner train Saturday.
A truck driven by an elderly man about 6 p.m. became stuck on the railroad tracks between the crossing grades, and was then hit by a FrontRunner train.
"The man may have not gotten across the tracks before the arm on the opposite side came down, and he may have gotten confused and stopped on the tracks," said Remi Barron, Utah Transit Authority spokesman.
The Heber City couple was transported from the scene for medical care. The woman, 72, died after being transported to Mountain Point Medical Center, and the man, 83, remained in critical condition after being flown by medical helicopter to Utah Valley Medical Center, according to Lehi police.
Police did not release the names of the couple involved in the crash Saturday.
The 90 passengers on the train were uninjured and were bused to another train after significant delays, police said.
"Those arms are designed to break away, and people should just keep going if they don't think they are going to make it before the other arm goes down," Barron said. "The arms are made to break away and they are easily fixed."
The train was traveling at the posted speed of 50 mph during the incident at 500 West and 300 North.
Correction: The woman involved in the crash is 71, not 72. This correction has been noted in an updated version of this story Sunday.
Cassidy Hansen is currently studying both Political Science and Communications at Brigham Young University, while working as an intern at the Deseret News. Contact her at chansen@deseretnews.com
