Barry County, MO : One killed, three injured in accidents on Washington Avenue in the Barry County town of Purdy on Wednesday, 19th February, 2020

A woman was killed and two children seriously injured when their car was struck by a train at 4:29 p.m. Wednesday on Washington Avenue in the Barry County town of Purdy, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Driver Fransisca Perez Salas, 59, of Purdy, was pronounced dead at the scene by a Lawrence County deputy coroner, the state patrol said.

The patrol said two of Perez Salas' grandchildren — a 3-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl — were flown by medical helicopter to Cox Medical Center South in Springfield with serious injuries.

Their eastbound car was struck by a southbound Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad locomotive when Perez Salas failed to stop at the crossing and yield the right of way to the train, according to the patrol.

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