Driver fatally struck by train in Chautauqua County Tuesday

(WJET/WFXP)– Police in Chautauqua County are investigating after a person was fatally struck by a train Tuesday afternoon in the City of Dunkirk.

According to Dunkirk police, the fatal crash happened around 1:30 Tuesday at Middle Road and the CSX railroad crossing.

60 Vehicle pile-up reported on I-90 in Chautauqua County

The driver was taken to Brooks Memorial Hospital, where they later succumbed to their injuries. Police later identified him as 77-year-old Adolf E. Herdzig Jr.

Weather conditions across Chautauqua County were hazardous throughout the day on Tuesday, with a travel advisory in place for Dunkirk stemming from Monday and slick roads contributing a massive pile-up of roughly 60 vehicles on Interstate 90 near Fredonia…

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