Great Barrington Police are investigating a deadly crash between an SUV and a train on Thursday.
Police responded to Rt. 23 near West Avenue around 1 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found a Jeep Liberty had been traveling west and approached a grade-level railroad crossing, which had its lights and arms activated, indicating a train was approaching.
The Jeep apparently struck one of the arms at the crossing and a 14-car freight train operated by the Housatonic Railroad Company struck the car.
The operator of the Jeep, a 76-year-old man from New York, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash in now under investigation.
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