( CNN ) -- Four people , including a 12-year-old , died when an Amtrak train hit their car in Hardeeville , South Carolina , an official said Tuesday . The accident occurred Monday night near the South Carolina-Georgia state line , not far from the intersection of South Carolina 46 and U.S. 17 . `` It appears that the vehicle tried to go around the gate arms ... to beat the train across the tracks , '' said Ted Felder , Hardeeville 's interim city manager . The Jasper County , South Carolina , coroner has not released the names of the dead . The car became wedged onto the front of the southbound train , which pushed it for a mile down the track , Felder said . The Hardeeville Fire Department received a call shortly before 9 p.m . ET Monday , but teams from various agencies reportedly were unable to detach the car until about midnight . Felder said no one on the train was injured , and once the car was detached , a bus took passengers to the Amtrak station in Savannah , Georgia . The train was en route from Charleston , South Carolina , to Savannah when the crash occurred .
Amtrak train hits car near South Carolina - Georgia state line . Car apparently tried to beat train across bridge , official says . Four killed in accident , including 12-year - old . No other passengers injured , official says .