Joplin woman killed after train collides with car near Tipton Ford

A woman from Joplin was killed when the car she was in got hit by a train near Tipton Ford Tuesday afternoon.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it happened at 5:50pm, when a Dodge Charger failed to yield to a KCPS freight train.

64-year-old Patty Mae Sammons was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Charger, a 58-year-old man from Joplin, suffered serious injuries.