BELIEVED HIS LIFE WAS IN DANG. ER THEY SAY… HE ACTED IN SELF- DEFENS E. A STUDENT FROM VERMONT LAW SCOLHO IS DEAD TONIGHT. IT COMES AFTER AN AMTRAK TRAIN. CRASHED INTO HIS CA R. IN SOUTH ROYALTON. IT HAPPENED TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE INTERSECTION OF STERN ROAD AND WINDSOR STRE. ET POLICE SAY…23 YEAR-OLD THOMAS FENNELL, OF PITTSBURGH… CROSSED THE TRACKS. TRYING TO TURN HIS CAR AROUND. WHEN HE WAS HIT AS HE WAS TURNING BA. CK WE’RE TOLD THE INTERSECTION áISN’T MARKED WITH GATES. NO ONE ELSE WA
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23-year-old driver killed in crash with Amtrak train
Police in Vermont say a driver who died after being hit by an Amtrak train had crossed the tracks, backed into a driveway to turn around, and was attempting to cross back when he was hit.The crash happened at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the town of Royalton as the sports utility vehicle was crossing the tracks at an intersection not marked with gates. The driver, the only occupant of the vehicle, was identified as 23-year-old Thomas Fennell, a Vermont Law School student from Pittsburgh. Anyone with further knowledge of the crash is asked to call Royalton Police.
Police in Vermont say a driver who died after being hit by an Amtrak train had crossed the tracks, backed into a driveway to turn around, and was attempting to cross back when he was hit.
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The crash happened at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the town of Royalton as the sports utility vehicle was crossing the tracks at an intersection not marked with gates.
The driver, the only occupant of the vehicle, was identified as 23-year-old Thomas Fennell, a Vermont Law School student from Pittsburgh.
Anyone with further knowledge of the crash is asked to call Royalton Police.