Train Vs Car: Two People Dead

6:15 p.m.
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the driver and front seat passenger were killed. The back seat passenger was taken to USA Medical Center.

Sheriff Richard Stringer says a witness told deputies the driver was not looking and did not see the train until they were already on the tracks.

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4:10 p.m.
Rescue crews in Washington County are on the scene of a deadly accident involving a train and a car. The collision happened around 3:30 p.m. in the community of Malcolm on Bates Lake Road (off Hwy 43) - about 3 miles north of the Thyssenkrupp Steel Mill.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office tells News 5 that two people have been killed. A third person was injured and transported by Life Flight to USA Medical Center in Mobile.

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