Two women were killed early Friday morning when their minivan was struck by a freight train in southwest Birmingham, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
The victims were identified as 47-year-old Carolyn Elaine Berry and 36-year-old Aldereka Laqulla Ikes, both residents of Birmingham.
The crash happened around 1:46 a.m. in the 1000 block of 24th Street SW. The coroner says both women were occupants of a minivan carrying a total of six people — two adults and four juveniles — when the vehicle was hit by a freight train…