The train conductor applied the brakes, but the train still hit and killed the man, officers said. The speed limit for Amtrak trains through that area is 70 miles per hour.

The students, both band members, were walking to school when a westbound Amtrak train hit them, police said. Witnesses say the gates were down and the train conductor was blowing its horn non-stop.

“The conductor stated the train had just passed through the Camper Rd crossing (marker J10.5), blowing their horn and came around a turn when they observed the victim standing on the tracks ...

To the conductor, it appeared the woman was intentionally on the tracks, the report notes. The train's engineer said even though the horn was blowing, the victim did not move.

HIAWATHA, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) – Police in Iowa say a woman barely escaped death after the car she was in was hit by a train. Authorities released the body camera footage to KCRG. Officers with the ...