A woman was killed instantly on Wednesday after she drove her SUV around an active crossing gate and collided with an Amtrak train in Mississippi. The collision happened about 3pm on Norfolk Southern Railway tracks near downtown Meridian, according to Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler. Cobler said he was withholding the 57-year-old woman's name until all family members had been notified. A woman died instantly on Wednesday after she drove her SUV around an active crossing gate and collided with an Amtrak Crescent train in Meridian, Mississippi (stock image) The coroner said the woman drove around functioning gates and flashers and collided with the southbound Amtrak Crescent. He said her SUV was pushed nearly a quarter-mile. No one else was in the vehicle. Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said there were no injuries among the 51 passengers and crew. She said the train continued its trip from New York toward New Orleans after an hour's delay. Local authorities will conduct an investigation that Amtrak will review. The last Amtrak fatality in Mississippi before Wednesday was at a Copiah County crossing in January 2013. The coroner said the woman drove around functioning gates and flashers at the gate near downtown Meridian in Mississippi .
The 57-year-old woman was killed when her SUV was hit by a train in Meridian, Mississippi .
The coroner said the woman drove around functioning gates and flashers and collided with the southbound Amtrak Crescent .