WAFB Channel 9, Baton Rouge, LA |Four killed in Hardeeville train wreck
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HARDEEVILLE, SC (WTOC) - Four people have died after their car was hit by a train in downtown Hardeeville.
The wreck happened around 9pm Monday at a crossing on Highway 46 heading out of downtown Hardeeville, just off Highway 17.
Authorities say an Amtrak train carrying 22 passengers hit a car at the crossing, pushing it nearly a mile down the tracks.
Four people in the car were killed. The Jasper County coroner says the victims are 33-year-old Jason Scott, 27-year-old Nancy Ratliff, 35-year-old Melissa Thomas and 12-year-old Taylor Arnsdorsf.
Witnesses say the driver went around the crossing gates while the lights were flashing.
None of the 22 passengers on the train were hurt. The train was on its way to Savannah.
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