From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — A 73-year-old woman died after her vehicle was struck by a train on Sunday, August 7, at approximately 7:31 p.m.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, Diane Hampton Jones, of Birmingham, was the driver and lone occupant of a motor vehicle struck by an Amtrak Train at a railroad crossing located at 15th Place Southwest at Pearson Avenue S in Birmingham.
Jones was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
The Birmingham Police Department is investigating the cause and circumstances surrounding the wreck.
The story will be updated when more information is available.
