Train hits car in Cape Girardeau County; no one hurt

A train struck a car that became disabled while crossing the tracks early Wednesday morning near Randles in Cape Girardeau County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The driver of the vehicle, 18-year-old Hannah Wrather of Benton, Mo., escaped unhurt before the Union Pacific train struck her vehicle.

The accident happened at 2:30 a.m. on Route P at Count Road 274, two miles south of Randles. The Highway Patrol reported all signals at the crossing worked correctly, but that Wrather's vehicle became disabled while crossing the tracks.

Pertinent address:

Randles, Mo.