FROSTPROOF, Fla. — A 20-year-old woman and her 4-month-old son were killed when an Amtrak train collided with a car, Polk County Sheriff's deputies say.
The "tragic crash" happened around 3:17 p.m. Thursday on South Scenic Highway near Frostproof between Livingston Lake Road and U.S. 98/27, deputies say.
According to the sheriff's office, when deputies arrived at the crash Shala Cobb was dead. Her son, Kingston Scott, was critically injured and died when he arrived at the hospital, deputies say.
The agency says the driver of the car was Shala's sister, 26-year-old Kayla Cobb. Deputies say she was taken to the hospital with a leg injury.
No one on the train was hurt, the agency said.
The sheriff's office says witnesses told deputies the warning lights were working and crossing arms were down at the train crossing. Witnesses told deputies the driver of the car drove around the crossing arms, but before it was able to clear the tracks, the train hit the car's passenger side behind the rear door.
The impact "split the car in half" and propelled the backseat about 50 feet away, the sheriff's office said. Deputies say Shala and her baby were in the backseat and were ejected.
Investigators say they believe that while a car seat was found inside the car, no one inside was "properly restrained in their seats."
The crash is still under investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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