Kearney woman killed by train is identified

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a 55-year-old woman who died after being hit by a train in Kearney.

Hastings television station KHAS says (https://bit.ly/1liUq4t ) she was identified as Karen McConnell, of Kearney.

Kearney officers were sent to the scene on West Railroad Street a little after 6:15 p.m. Sunday after Union Pacific workers called 911.

McConnell was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Information from: KHAS-TV, https://www.khastv.com