Update: One Dead After Train Collides with Truck in Jonesboro
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Updated: April 21, 2012
Jonesboro police confirm Roberta Bratcher,55, died this morning when the truck she was driving was hit by a train.
According to the police report, around 11:00 this morning Bratcher tried to cross the tracks before the train reached the intersection.
Police say the train sounded its horn and the crossing signal was flashing with a bell sounding.
The truck was hit on the driver's side.
Bratcher was declared dead at the scene by the Craighead County coroner.
(Photo courtesy: Cecelia Jones/KAIT)
According to the police report, around 11:00 this morning Bratcher tried to cross the tracks before the train reached the intersection.
Police say the train sounded its horn and the crossing signal was flashing with a bell sounding.
The truck was hit on the driver's side.
Bratcher was declared dead at the scene by the Craighead County coroner.
(Photo courtesy: Cecelia Jones/KAIT)
