Authorities Investigate Fatal Train Accident In Meeker County

LITCHFIELD (WJON News) -- A woman was struck and killed by a train in Meeker County. The Sheriff's Office says the incident happened just after 12:30 p.m. on Monday at the railroad crossing on Meeker County Road 1 in Litchfield Township.

Deputies responded and found the victim had already died. The train was westbound, and the victim had been walking on the tracks when she was struck.

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She's been identified as 35-year-old Raihna Mathews of Cosmos.

BNSF, Minnesota DNR, Minnesota State Patrol, Litchfield Police, and Litchfield Rescue assisted the Sheriff's Office.