Woman dead in Yuba train collision on Highway 65 near Wheatland
A woman died early Tuesday when her car collided with a train on Highway 65 near Wheatland in Yuba County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officers from the CHP’s Yuba-Sutter office were called to the 2:13 a.m. crash on Highway 65 north of Dairy Road in unincorporated Yuba County. They found a Toyota Prius with extensive rollover damage next to a stopped Union Pacific freight train.
Officers then discovered the body of a woman, identified only as a 58-year-old, the CHP said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Yuba County coroner’s officials will release the woman’s name after notifying next of kin.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Darrell Smith
The Sacramento Bee