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An 87-year-old Orangeburg woman emerged unscathed Wednesday but her car needs a bit of work after a collision with a passing Norfolk Southern train off Magnolia Street.
Officials said Kathleen Crosby appears to have suffered no injuries during a collision with a southbound train at Magnolia and Glover streets.
“It appears that she was crossing over heading to the bank and the (crossing) arms were coming down,” Orangeburg Department of Public Safety Capt. Ed Conner said. “She said she didn’t see the lights.”
Emergency crews were dispatched to the site at 10:08 a.m., finding the woman’s 2005 Chevrolet Malibu was missing its front bumper.
Officials noticed the woman’s front windshield was cracked and scrape marks lined her hood. Conner said investigators believe the woman attempted to reverse course after the crossing arm barrier came down, damaging her hood.
The woman was not believed to be injured.
“She was unhurt, very responsive, very alert,” ODPS Sgt. Donnell Shuler said.
Traffic was detoured for about 15 minutes around the intersection and at the nearby junction of Magnolia and John C. Calhoun Drive.
The woman has been charged with disregarding a traffic control device, officials said.