Woman Survives Train Collision Near Wadena

A woman has survived being rear-ended by a freight train as she drove on the railroad tracks near Wadena. The Ottertail County Sheriff's Office say the 28-year old New York Mills woman was driving alone on the tracks at about 4:30am on Saturday when she was struck from behind by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train. The train crew hit the brakes and sounded the horn but could not avoid the collision.

Firefighters had to extricate the woman from her damaged car, but she apparently was not seriously hurt. She was taken to a hospital for an evaluation but has been released.

It was not reported what she was doing driving on the tracks.