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West Des Moines Woman Injured In Car/Train Accident

November 23, 2014

(Spencer)– A West Des Moines woman was injured last evening when the vehicle she was driving collided with a train.

Clay county authorities say 44-year-old Tamra Sass was northbound on county road N-14 about a half mile north of Highway 18 when she collided with the eastbound engine of an I & M Rail Link train. The impact spun the vehicle Sass was driving around…smashing it into a crossing sign.

Sass was taken by ambulance to Spencer Municipal Hospital. No injuries were reported to the train’s engineer or brakeman.

The mishap took place around 6:00 last evening.