Fatal crash between train and vehicle in Steilacoom minutes after pair reported missing

Fatal crash between train and vehicle in Steilacoom minutes after pair reported missing

One person is dead after a tragic collision in Steilacoom late Monday night. At approximately 11 p.m. Monday, a freight train struck a vehicle with two people inside near Union Avenue, the Steilacoom Police Department confirmed. “One occupant of the passenger vehicle suffered catastrophic injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene,” Steilacoom Police wrote. “The other passenger, who was rescued from the vehicle prior to the collision by b…

Train strikes car, kills 1 in Steilacoom. Deputies were searching for the car

A crash between a train and vehicle in Steilacoom left one person dead Monday night. The call came in at about 11:18 p.m. to 56 Union Ave. One person in the vehicle suffered “catastrophic injuries” and died at the scene, according to the Steilacoom Department of Public Safety in a Facebook post. Bystanders rescued another passenger before the crash. They were taken to a local emergency room ...