BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say an elderly woman was killed when a South Florida commuter train hit her car.
Local media outlets report that the crash occurred Friday morning.
Boca Raton police say the 87-year-old woman drove through railroad-crossing gates just before the Tri-Rail train hit her. It wasn't immediately clear why the woman ran the gates.
No other injuries were reported. The roadway remained closed for nearly six hours.
