Church Van Crashes Through Crossing Gates Into Freight Train

A van carrying vacation Bible school students crashed through a crossing gate into the side of a freight train at a southwest Ohio rail crossing, killing an adult passenger and injuring nine children and the driver, authorities said Wednesday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the gates were down and the warning lights activated at the crossing in the city of Middletown when the van approached it Tuesday evening. Investigators were trying to determine why the driver kept going and crashed the 2002 Ford passenger van into the southbound CSX train.