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 vehicle was hit by a train in Meridian , Mississippi . The police claimed the vehicle drove around functioning gates and flashers and collided with the southbound Amtrak Crescent .