Driver Hospitalized After Freight Train Hits Car In East Chicago, Indiana

EAST CHICAGO I.N. — A driver was airlifted to the hospital in a helicopter Wednesday after a freight train hit a car in East Chicago, Indiana. The collision happened around 11:30 a.m. at Euclid and Chicago avenues. Firefighters and paramedics rescued the driver, who was pinned in the badly-mangled car. A Lifestar helicopter then airlifted the victim to an area hospital. CSX Transportation investigators were on the scene. Investigators late Wednesday were trying to determine what led to the crash.