A train struck a passenger vehicle in the pre-dawn hours Sunday near Citra. According to the Florida Highway Patrol and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, an occupant of the vehicle was found deceased.
An FHP news release said the crash happened at Northeast 180th Street, east of U.S. 301. A sheriff’s office Facebook post said the crash happened a bit further south, at 175th Street Road.
The FHP said the crash happened about 1:55 a.m. The sheriff’s office said deputies responded at 2:30 a.m.
A southbound CSX train struck the vehicle. “Deputies discovered that an occupant of the vehicle was deceased,” the sheriff’s office said…