A BNSF Railway spokesman says one woman has died after a northbound commuter train struck her vehicle in the Puyallup area.
Spokesman Gus Melonas says the Sound Transit train operated by BNSF crews hit a vehicle around 5:15 p.m. Thursday.
He says witnesses told investigators that the woman drove around crossing gates and stopped on the tracks. He says the crew also sounded their whistles.
She was the only one in the vehicle. No other injuries were reported.
The train was headed from Tacoma to Seattle.
The crash temporarily halted train traffic in the area.