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1 person dead after fatal train vs. car crash

One person is dead after a train vs. car collision in Washington County, Iowa on Monday, Oct. 14.

AINSWORTH, Iowa — An Iowa high schooler has died after a train vs. car collision in Washington County on Monday, Oct. 14. 

According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, a Ford Fusion was traveling southbound on the 2400 block of Spruce Avenue in Ainsworth around 1:50 a.m. when it ran a stop sign at a railroad crossing. The car was struck by a westbound train at the railroad crossing before eventually coming to rest in a ditch.

Officials have identified the victim as 17-year-old Rowan Ross, of Washington. Officials continue to investigate the crash.

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