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16-year-old girl turns in to path of train, suffers minor injuries

Posted at 8:06 AM, Sep 10, 2014
and last updated 2014-09-10 08:19:42-04

PORTAGE, Mich. — A teenager only suffered minor injuries on Wednesday morning, after she turned her car in to the path of an oncoming train, resulting in a crash.

It happened at the intersection of Shaver Road and West Melody in Portage at around 7:00 a.m.  Police say the train was headed south when it collided with a 16-year-old’s 1997 Buick.

Witnesses said the rail road crossing signals were working properly, and the vehicle still turned in front of the train.

The teenager only suffered minor injuries.