Published: October 31, 2009 11:37 pm      

Derry woman, 2-year-old son killed by train

DERRY — Authorities said a woman and her 2-year-old son were struck and killed by a train while trying to cross the tracks.

Authorities in Westmoreland County said the 37-year-old Derry woman and her children were returning home from a shopping trip.

The woman was struggling to push the child’s stroller across the tracks when she and the child were struck by a westbound Norfolk Southern train at about 5 p.m. Friday, authorities said.

Her two young daughters managed to dart across the tracks to safety.

The victims’ names have not been released pending notification of relatives.

A Norfolk Southern spokesman says the company is cooperating with the police investigation but declined further comment.

The accident happened less than 100 feet from where a 15-year-old was struck and killed by a train in July.