LEESBURG – A Leesburg woman was seriously injured after a train collided with her vehicle on Old 15 Friday. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Dept. deputies and emergency personnel responded to a 911 call Friday of a train-car crash near the intersection of CR 600N and Old 15 around 4:32 p.m. Responders found a woman, identified as Lorraine J. Amerkanos, 58, Leesburg, trapped inside her vehicle. Amerkanos was extricated and transported by Multi-Township EMS to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, in serious condition with multiple injuries, according to the release from KCSD. Amerkanos was traveling eastbound on CR 600N approaching the Norfolk Southern railroad crossing, the Kosciusko County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team indicated in the release based on preliminary investigation of the crash. According to witness statements, Amerkanos failed to look for the northbound freight train and pulled directly into its path. KCSD also was assisted at the scene by the Leesburg/Plain Township Fire Department.
