(Hardin County, Iowa) – A woman from Radcliffe in north central Iowa, died Thursday after her car was struck by a train. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 10:55-a.m., as a 2021 Toyota Prius was traveling east on 290th Street southeast of Radcliffe. The driver of the vehicle, 71-year-old Kathaleen Houck, failed to yield to a northbound train at a railroad crossing. After her car was struck on the rear passenger side, Houck – who was wearing her seat belt – was taken by Life Flight helicopter from the scene, to Iowa Methodist in Des Moines, where she later died from her injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.